# Accident 19940210001959A: Piper STCPA12, Kenai, AK, February 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1994, 12:15 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6596° N, 150.8997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6596&lon=-150.8997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7523H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7523H-2022-12-03) (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 O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940210001959A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT FOR GAME SPOTTING. OBSERVED CIRCLING. STALLED AND DIVED TO GROUND. NO STC FOR ALTERATION. NOW APPROVED SKIS.

## 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 ANC94FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA032), Feb 10, 1994: Piper PA-12 (N7523H), Kenai, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE STUDENT PILOT'S INADEQUATE TRAINING.

## Other reports on N7523H (1)

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

- [Accident 19760828034959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760828034959A), Aug 28, 1976: Piper PA12 (N7523H), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. 20 Ft embankment at rwy threshold. Wind velocity n/r.

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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