# Accident 20031230034499A: Piper PA12, Togiak, AK, December 30, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2003, 13:00 local time
- Place: Togiak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.2106° N, 160.5394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.2106&lon=-160.5394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3624M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3624M-2014-10-02) (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 O235C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 520 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031230034499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON RETURN TO TOGIAK, AK, THE PILOT NOTED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN ENGINE RPM. PILOT STATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES DID NOT REMEDY THE ENGINE ROUGHNESS, WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY RAPID LOSS OF POWER AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ALTITUDE. PILOT STATED HE LACKED ADEQUATE POWER TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT AND FORCE LANDED INTO A SNOW AND TREE COVERED AREA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE. THE PILOT AND HIS ONLY PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ANC04LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA017), Dec 30, 2003: Piper PA-12 (N3624M), Togiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to an undetermined reason that resulted in a forced landing, a collapse of the main landing gear, and a collision with trees. A factor associated with the accident was the…

## Other reports on N3624M (1)

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

- [Incident 19780912016999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780912016999I), Sep 12, 1978: Piper PA12 (N3624M), Delta, AK, Minor damage. Forced landing after engine quit, fuel restriction due to ice probable cause.

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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