# Accident 19930919034829A: Piper STCPA12, Iliamna, AK, September 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1993, 13:00 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Airport: Iliamna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8497° N, 154.5606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8497&lon=-154.5606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3680M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3680M) (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 STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930919034829A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ONE MILE SHORT OF FUELING AIRPORT.

## 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 ANC93LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA181), Sep 19, 1993: Piper PA-12 (N3680M), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS. FACTOR WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N3680M (1)

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

- [Accident 19950406009399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950406009399A), Apr 6, 1995: Piper STCPA12 (N3680M), Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control landing. CFI tried to correct with rudder. No brakes. Side load failed wheel hub.

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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