# Accident 20190627008229A: Piper PA-12, Skwentna, AK, June 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2019, 11:45 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Airport: Talachulitna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.0722° N, 151.7294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0722&lon=-151.7294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3914M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3914M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 235 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA385) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190627008229A

## Narrative

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

DURING A ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM THE TALACHULITNA AIRSTRIP, HEAVY BRAKING CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ON ITS BACK.

## 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 GAA19CA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA385), Jun 27, 2019: Piper PA 12 (N3914M), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's use of excessive brakes during an aborted takeoff, which resulted in a nose-over.

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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