# Incident 19930215008599I: Piper PA12, Anchorage, AK, February 15, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1993, 13:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3241M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3241M-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 350 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930215008599I

## Narrative

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

PILOT PROPPED ENGINE WITHOUT TYING TAIL DOWN. AIRCRAFT MOVED FORWARD. CROSSED STREET AND HIT A FENCE.

## Other reports on N3241M (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20031204031899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031204031899I), Dec 4, 2003: Piper PA12 (N3241M), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. (-23) The owner reported that he was performing a maintenance ground run when he observed the transponder sliding aft out of its mounting tray. The owner then…
- [Accident 19730909032539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909032539A), Sep 9, 1973: Piper PA12 (N3241M), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Lndd on soft gravel bar,wheels dug in.

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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