# Accident 19930817029679A: Piper STCPA12, Goose Bay, AK, August 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1993, 20:15 local time
- Place: Goose Bay, AK
- Airport: Goose Bay Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2007° N, 149.7494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2007&lon=-149.7494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123TL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123TL-1998-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 70 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930817029679A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STALL MUSHED INTO BRUSH TRYING TO RETURN.FUEL STARVATION DUE UNMODIFIED FUEL SYSTEM SUSPECT

## 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 ANC93LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA151), Aug 18, 1993: Piper PA-12 (N123TL), Goose Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE INSTALLATION INFORMATION SUPPLIED WITH THE STC FOR THE ENGINE UPGRADE.

## Other reports on N123TL (2)

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

- [Accident 19910405009209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910405009209A), Apr 5, 1991: Piper STCPA12 (N123TL), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Trying to accommodate tower request minimum delay. Hit brakes on touchdown and nosed over.
- [Incident 19870506023839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870506023839I), May 6, 1987: Piper STCPA12 (N123TL), Anchorage, AK. Engine did not develop full power after reduced power descent. Floatplane landed in grass. Suspect carburetor ice

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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