# Accident 19940820032489A: Piper STCPA12, Chickaloon, AK, August 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1994, 10:00 local time
- Place: Chickaloon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7400° N, 148.2194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7400&lon=-148.2194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2389M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2389M-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 150 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940820032489A

## Narrative

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

TUNDRA EQUIPPED PA12 VEERED ON TNUNDRA LANDING STRIP. TRIED GO AROUND BUT COLLIDED WITH RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 ANC94LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA122), Aug 20, 1994: Piper PA-12 (N2389M), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND A FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS WERE THE RISING, ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN AND THE TAILWIND.

## Other reports on N2389M (1)

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

- [Accident 19970912026569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970912026569A), Sep 12, 1997: Piper PA12 (N2389M), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed on landing. (.4) the pilot was on final approach to an off-airport landing area with a light, right 30 degree crosswind. The pilot said 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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