# Accident 20000416008689A: Piper PA12, Delta Juction, AK, April 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2000, 11:00 local time
- Place: Delta Juction, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6993° N, 144.8903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6993&lon=-144.8903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3697M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3697M) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000416008689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A GLACIER IN BRIGHT LIGHT WHICH DISTORTED HIS DEPTH PERCEPTION CAUSING HIM TO BELIEVE HE WAS HIGHER THAN HE ACTUALLY WAS. NOTIFIED BY PILOT 04-18-00 AT 1500.

## 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 ANC00LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA047), Apr 16, 2000: Piper PA-12 (N3697M), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance. Factors associated with the accident were flat light conditions, and snow-covered terrain.

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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