# Accident 20120923023269A: Piper PA-12, Fairbanks, AK, September 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2012, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.1922° N, 147.9239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.1922&lon=-147.9239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4483M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4483M) (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 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120923023269A

## Narrative

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

DATE OF ACCIDENT WAS 9/23/2012 @ 2200 UCT. PILOT, SAID HE WAS FLYING TO HIS HUNTING CAMP SOUTH EAST OF FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. HE  RAN THE RIGHT WING TANK DRY, AND SWITCHED TO THE LEFT TANK AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE TUNDRA AND FLIPPED OVER DAMAGING THE RUDDER, PROPELLER, AND VERTICAL FIN. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. PTRS#201202924

## 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 ANC12CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA112), Sep 23, 2012: Piper PA-12 (N4483M), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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