# Accident 20070610011389A: Piper PA12, Koyukuk, AK, June 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2007, 19:30 local time
- Place: Koyukuk, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.1367° N, 159.2247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1367&lon=-159.2247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78492, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78492) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070610011389A

## Narrative

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

(-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^

## 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 ANC07LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA044), Jun 11, 2007: Piper PA-12 (N78492), Koyukuk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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