# Accident 19930319005789A: Piper PA12, Anchorage, AK, March 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1993, 14:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1600° N, 149.9897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1600&lon=-149.9897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4182M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4182M) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 430 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930319005789A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC93LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA047), Mar 19, 1993: Piper PA-12-150 (N4182M), Anchorage, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS. FACTOR WAS THE DEEP WATER FORCED LANDING AREA.

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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