# Accident 20121015028559A: Grumman Aircraft Eng Corp C-1A, Willow, AK, October 15, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2012, 15:55 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Airport: Off Aiport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8336° N, 150.5606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8336&lon=-150.5606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27PH-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Aircraft ENG C-1A (registry code 3951014, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-aircraft-eng-c-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AIRCRAFT ENG CORP C-1A
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R-1820 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121015028559A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 15, 2012 ABOUT 15:55 ADT, N27PH, A GRUMMAN C-1A TRADER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND 12 MILES WEST OF WILLOW, ALASKA.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS FATALLY INJURED.  A POST IMPACT FIRE ENSUED.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED  UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS §91.  THE CARGO CONFIGURED AIRCRAFT WAS HAULING 800 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL IN TWO RUBBER BLADDER TANKS SECURED IN THE CARGO AREA FROM WASILLA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WASILLA, ALASKA TO NIXON FORK MINE.

RADAR PLOTS PROVIDED BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL INDICATE N27PH DEPARTED WASILLA AROUND 15:22 ADT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, HOWEVER, LOW CEILINGS, FOG AND SNOW SHOWERS WERE IN THE AREA AND ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT.  BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED AROUND AND APPEARED TO BE RETURNING TO WASILLA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WASILLA, ALASKA BASED ON THE RADAR PLOTS PROVIDED.  ON THE RETURN PORTION OF THE RADAR TRACKS, THE RECORDED GROUND SPEEDS VARIED FROM 117 TO 175 KNOTS.  THE LAST INDICATION ON RADAR, PRIMARY TARGET ONLY, WAS 7 MILES FROM THE IMPACT SITE.  IT IS ESTIMATED PRIMARY TARGET COVERAGE IN THAT AREA TO BE DOWN TO 300 AGL.

## 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 ANC13FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA004), Oct 15, 2012: Grumman Aircraft ENG C-1A (N27PH), Willow, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control of the airplane for reasons that could not be determined because the wreckage was not recovered from the accident site.

## Other reports on N27PH (1)

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

- [Incident 20120906020619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120906020619I), Sep 6, 2012: Grumman Aircraft Eng Corp C-1A (N27PH), Mcgrath, AK, Minor damage. In preparation for landing at the nixon fork mine runway, the pilot elected to abort the landing due to turbulence. The pilot selected the landing gear to the…

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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