# Incident 19950704023479I: Piper PA12, Big Lake, AK, July 4, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1995, 19:00 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5450° N, 149.8180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Lake, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5450&lon=-149.8180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3129M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3129M) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950704023479I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON BURIED PIPELINE IN SOFT AREA. ELECTED CROSS PIPELINE TO FIRMER AREA. NOSED OVER.

## Other reports on N3129M (1)

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

- [Accident 19760610015059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760610015059A), Jun 10, 1976: Piper PA12 (N3129M), Gulkana, AK, Substantial damage. Gusting to 20K.

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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