# Accident 19920831034989A: Piper PA12, Sparevohn, AK, August 31, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1992, 15:00 local time
- Place: Sparevohn, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1596° N, 149.9892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1596&lon=-149.9892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N786BH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,695 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 253 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920831034989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNABLE TO CLIMB ABOVE TREES ON DOWNWIND WATER TAKEOFF. TRIED TO TURN BACK BUT STRUCK THE TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC92LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA150), Aug 31, 1992: Piper PA-12 (N786BH), Sparrevohn, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT EXERCISED POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY TAKING OFF WITH A TAILWIND COMPONENT. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND IN THE AREA AND THE RISING HILLY/MOUNTAINOUS…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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