# Accident 20170617005929A: Piper PA-12, Skwentna, AK, June 17, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2017, 15:00 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8792° N, 150.7947° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8792&lon=-150.7947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4018H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4018H-2018-10-23) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 20,300 total, 4,750 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC17LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170617005929A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED FROM PRIVATE LAKE NEAR HOUSTON, ALASKA WITH INTENT TO LAND ON INDIAN CREEK. PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND TO THE SOUTH WITH WINDS FROM THE SOUTH. PILOT STATED HE FELT HE WAS BEING PUSHED TO THE SIDE AND CRASHED INTO THE TREES.  AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSPORTING PLYWOOD STRAPPED TO THE FLOAT STRUTS.

## 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 ANC17LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA033), Jun 17, 2017: Piper PA 12 (N4018H), Skwentna, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure the external load, which resulted in the load shifting during flight, interference with the water rudder cable, and a subsequent loss of control

## Other reports on N4018H (3)

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

- [Incident 19790102000709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790102000709I), Jan 2, 1979: Piper PA12 (N4018H), Mud Lake, ID. Loss of oil due to stopped up (ice) oil breather pipe.
- [Accident 19770604014319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770604014319A), Jun 4, 1977: Piper PA12 (N4018H), Marsing, ID, Destroyed. Struck wires at low alt over snake river. Lndd in river.
- [Accident 19750511011559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750511011559A), May 11, 1975: Piper PA12 (N4018H), Homedale, ID, Substantial damage. Attmptd go arnd with carb heat on. Gusting to 20K.

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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