# Accident 20040416006369A: Piper PA12, Copper Center, OK, April 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2004, 12:30 local time
- Place: Copper Center, OK
- Airport: Copper Center 2 Aprt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7333° N, 144.9500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7333&lon=-144.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3029M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3029M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 184 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040416006369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FRIDAY, APRIL 16TH, 2004, APPROXIMATELY AT 12:30PM ALASKA DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME, PIPER PA-12 (N3029M S/N 12-1720) AIRPLANE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE PA-12 RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER LOSS OF POWER DURING TAKE-OFF FROM A PRIVATE STRIP AT KENNY LAKE. THIS AIRCRAFT RECEIVED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION DATED 04-02-04. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A VFR FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED CONDITIONS WERE IDEAL FOR ICING. EVALUATION OF RUNWAY INDICATED THREE LARGE PUDDLES WITH HIGH GRASS AND MUD WITH SIX INCHES OF WATER THAT THE PILOT ROLLED OVER. THE SECOND PUDDLE HIT CAUSED THE WATER TO SPLASH UP TO THE WINDSHIELD AND WASH ON THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT CONTINUED WITH THE TAKEOFF. THE PILOT DECIDED NOT TO ABORT, BUT CONTINUED UNTIL HE WAS IN THE AIR 50 FEET. HE TURNED RIGHT. THE ENGINE SLOWLY DIED AND AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED. MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR, RIGHT WING AND PROP/ENGINE.

## 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 ANC04LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA040), Apr 16, 2004: Piper PA-12 (N3029M), Copper Center, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, and his failure to utilize carburetor heat, which resulted in a loss of engine power during takeoff initial climb, and a subsequent encounter…

## Other reports on N3029M (1)

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

- [Accident 19731230039959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731230039959A), Dec 30, 1973: Piper PA12 (N3029M), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Acft collided with unmarked wires approx 2500FT from rwy. Nr 2 on apch.

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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