# Accident 19960916028509A: Piper PA12, Anchorage, AK, September 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1996, 15:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1603° N, 149.9901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1603&lon=-149.9901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7658H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7658H-2018-02-26) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 415 total, 17 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960916028509A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT PLANES ENGINE QUIT. LANDED MUD FLATS. HAD EXHAUSTED FUEL. FUEL SIGHT TUBES INACURATE.

## 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 ANC96LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA157), Sep 16, 1996: Piper PA-12 (N7658H), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor associated with the accident was: the erroneous (false) indication of the fuel sight…

## Other reports on N7658H (1)

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

- [Accident 20060627012559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060627012559A), Jun 27, 2006: Piper PA12 (N7658H), Cooper Landing, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) [privacy data omitted] was pilot of N7658H a Piper PA-12 on floats which departed anchorage lake hood with [privacy data omitted] as passenger. 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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