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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Cantwell, AK · March 23, 1996

Date
March 23, 1996 · 10:00 local
Place
Cantwell, AK
Airport
Cantwell Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2431M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC96LA037
Reported as
Piper PA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
22 total22 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

First solo cross country. Destination airport passed up due unplowed runway nosed over deep snow. No fuel topoff.

As the FAA filed it

FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. DESTINATION AIRPORT PASSED UP DUE UNPLOWED RUNWAY NOSED OVER DEEP SNOW. NO FUEL TOPOFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.