19930319005789A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Anchorage, AK · March 19, 1993

Date
March 19, 1993 · 14:30 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4182M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC93LA047
Reported as
Piper PA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total430 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power en route. Ditched in bay. Had noticed ice crystals in fuel while sumping drains.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. DITCHED IN BAY. HAD NOTICED ICE CRYSTALS IN FUEL WHILE SUMPING DRAINS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.