# Incident 19930627021339I: Piper PA12, Kotzebue, AK, June 27, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1993, 17:00 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7964H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7964H) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 60 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930627021339I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAND PROPPED AIRCRAFT. SET THROTTLE HIGH. ENGINE STARTED. AIRCRAFT RAN OVER EMBANKMENT.

## Other reports on N7964H (1)

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

- [Accident 19880808035859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880808035859A), Aug 8, 1988: Piper PA12 (N7964H), Galena, AK, Substantial damage. Lost control and nosed over on landing. Student pilot was carrying a passenger.

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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