# Accident 20110717015489A: Piper PA-12, Delta Junction, AK, July 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2011, 14:00 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Airport: Jim Cummins Air Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.0308° N, 145.5869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.0308&lon=-145.5869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92770, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92770-2013-05-22) (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 PA-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110717015489A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES STATED ON DEPARTURE THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SOUNDED QUIETER THAN NORMAL, AIRCRAFT ENGINE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER.  THE PILOT BANKED LEFT ATTEMPTING  TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED INTO THE WOODS NEAR THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC11FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11FA065), Jul 17, 2011: Piper PA-12 (N92770), Delta, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to make a low-altitude turn back to the airport following a loss of engine power, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control. Contributing to the severity of the…

## Other reports on N92770 (1)

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

- [Accident 20090822048569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090822048569A), Aug 22, 2009: Piper PA-12 (N92770), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Prior to landing attemp, the pilot flew over the off-site area and determined there were no problems with the site. At the end of the landing, during…

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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