# Accident 19960323007469A: Piper PA12, Cantwell, AK, March 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1996, 10:00 local time
- Place: Cantwell, AK
- Airport: Cantwell Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.0095° N, 149.3996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0095&lon=-149.3996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2431M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2431M) (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 PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960323007469A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC96LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA037), Mar 23, 1996: Piper PA-12 (N2431M), Cantwell, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The undetermined loss of engine power and lack of suitable terrain to make a forced landing.

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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