# Accident 19930905033619A: Piper PA12, Ptarmigan Pass, AK, September 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1993, 17:04 local time
- Place: Ptarmigan Pass, AK
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.8699° N, 153.8703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.8699&lon=-153.8703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3629M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3629M) (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 O235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930905033619A

## Narrative

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

STUCK IN MUD ON REMOTE STRIP. GOT OUT TO LIFT TAIL OUT OF MUD THEN WALKED INTO IDLING PROPELLER.

## 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 ANC93LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA171), Sep 6, 1993: Piper PA-12 (N3629M), Ptarmigan Pass, AK, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY WALKED INTO A TURNING PROPELLER. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE SOFT RUNWAY WHICH MIRED THE AIRPLANE AND THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION DURING THE ATTEMPT TO FREE THE…

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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