# Accident 20170826013649A: Piper PA-12, Gulkana, AK, August 26, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2017, 15:00 local time
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WM9C
- Location: 62.1692° N, 145.4103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1692&lon=-145.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3233M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3233M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 14,320 total, 150 in this make and model, 315 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA511](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA511) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170826013649A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT-IN-CHARGE (PIC) OF AIRCRAFT N3233M FLYING PART 135 OPERATED BY WRANGELL MOUNTAIN AIR (WM9C) DEPARTED WINDY RIDGE AIR STRIP (NW OF MT. SANFORD) FOR GULKANA (GKN). ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE NORTHEAST OF GKN IN A REMOTE LOCATION

## 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 GAA17CA511](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA511), Aug 26, 2017: Piper PA 12 (N3233M), Gulkana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N3233M (3)

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

- [Accident 20100114025939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100114025939A), Jan 14, 2010: Piper PA-12 (N3233M), Glenallen, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed on frozen lake, during taxi the right landing gear struck a unforseen snow covered snow bank damaging the right gear attachment point.
- [Accident 20070201001599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070201001599A), Feb 1, 2007: Piper PA12 (N3233M), Glennallen, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated while maneuvering for landing on a remote lake, the aircraft controls became ineffective and the left wing dropped and contacted the…
- [Accident 20020902024249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020902024249A), Sep 2, 2002: Piper PA12 (N3233M), Chickaloon, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated the airplane was empty and the c.g was at the most forward edge of the envelope. He was too slow on the approach to landing and when 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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