# Accident 19940907025989A: Piper PA12, Fairanks, AK, September 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1994, 13:00 local time
- Place: Fairanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.9005° N, 148.1594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.9005&lon=-148.1594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1771C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360E1AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 89 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940907025989A

## Narrative

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

LANDED AT REMOTE SIGHT. WHEEL ENTERED SOFT SPOT. USED RUDDER AND BRAKE TO COUNTER SWERVE. NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC94LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA132), Sep 7, 1994: James Chisum CHISUM-SCRAPS (N1771C), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE SOFT TERRAIN AND INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION.

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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