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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Koyukuk, AK · June 10, 2007

Date: June 10, 2007 · 19:30 local
Place: Koyukuk, AK
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N78492
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC07LA044
Reported as: Piper PA12
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N78492Registered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-3903 · Built 1947 Airframe modelPiper PA-12 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) ELT heard 02:30 z by rcc cap nome notified downed aircraft N78942 located by hageland aviation charter flt # state trooper on flight communicated with crashed aircraft pilot, established that there were pilot and pax injuries. Helicopter dispatched from ome to transport injured to unk. Cause unknown. Injuries unknown. Amendment to follow. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ELT HEARD 02:30 Z BY RCC CAP NOME NOTIFIED DOWNED AIRCRAFT N78942 LOCATED BY HAGELAND AVIATION CHARTER FLT # STATE TROOPER ON FLIGHT COMMUNICATED WITH CRASHED AIRCRAFT PILOT, ESTABLISHED THAT THERE WERE PILOT AND PAX INJURIES. HELICOPTER DISPATCHED FROM OME TO TRANSPORT INJURED TO UNK. CAUSE UNKNOWN. INJURIES UNKNOWN. AMENDMENT TO FOLLOW. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC07LA044Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKoyukuk, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for a gusting tailwind during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and a nose over. Factors contributing to the accident were the tailwind and wind gust.Jun 11, 2007 · Substantial damage