# Accident 20060723014719A: Piper PA12, Anchorage, AK, July 23, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2006, 12:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1869° N, 149.9653° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1869&lon=-149.9653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4017M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4017M) (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 O235*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 186 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060723014719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 31 ON THE LAKE HOOD STRIP AIRSTRIP WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 ANC06CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA096), Jul 23, 2006: Piper PA-12 (N4017M), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane departing the runway and colliding with a runway light and the ground. Factors contributing…

## Other reports on N4017M (1)

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

- [Accident 19740924034269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740924034269A), Sep 24, 1974: Piper PA12 (N4017M), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped. Hit parked Stinson N569C,substl dmg. Gusting to 20K.

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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