# Accident 19970430007379A: Piper PA12, Dillingham, AK, April 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1997, 12:15 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8207° N, 157.8595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8207&lon=-157.8595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4076M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4076M) (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 O360A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,098 total, 38 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970430007379A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST LIFTED A WING LANDING ON REMOTE BEACH SIGHT. LEFT WING AND ELEVATOR DAMAGED.

## 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 ANC97LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA064), Apr 30, 1997: Piper PA-12 (N4076M), Dillingahm, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the wind gusts and crosswind.

## Other reports on N4076M (3)

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

- [Incident 19791129045199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791129045199I), Nov 29, 1979: Piper PA12 (N4076M), Lake Hood, AK, Minor damage. While on landing roll aircraft landing gear contacted slush, snow drifts, came to rest inverted.
- [Incident 19791127045699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791127045699I), Nov 27, 1979: Piper PA12 (N4076M), Skwentna, AK, Minor damage. Pilot landed on snow-covered runway, aircraft flipped over.
- [Accident 19790830044129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790830044129A), Aug 30, 1979: Piper PA12 (N4076M), Skwentna, AK, No damage

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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