# Accident 20200606007879A: Piper PA-12, Wolf Lake, AK, June 6, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2020, 12:45 local time
- Place: Wolf Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9393° N, 149.2877° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9393&lon=-149.2877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3824M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3824M) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200606007879A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF TO THE NORTHWEST ON WOLF LAKE WATER WITH FOUR SOULS ONBOARD (PIC AND THREE PASSENGERS). THE AIRCRAFT IS TYPE CERTIFICATED WITH ONE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS.  THE FOURTH PERSON WAS SEATED IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT WITHOUT A PASSENGER SEAT BELT.

THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE BUT DID NOT GAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR TREES AT THE END OF THE LAKE.

## 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 ANC20CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA058), Jun 6, 2020: Piper PA 12 (N3824M), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to load the airplane beyond its allowable gross weight limits, which resulted in an impact with a tree and collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N3824M (3)

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

- [Accident 19990831025389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990831025389A), Aug 31, 1999: Piper PA12 (N3824M), Skwenta, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 31, 1999, about 1450 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire equipped Piper PA-12 airplane, N3824M, sustained substantial damage while landing at a…
- [Incident 19980903036649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980903036649I), Sep 3, 1998: Piper PA12 (N3824M), Wasilla, AK, Minor damage. (-5) The pilot landed on runway 21 at the Wasilla Airport, Wasilla, Alaska with a 5-10 knot quartering tail wind from the left. As the pilot turned to the…
- [Accident 19750827025699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750827025699A), Aug 27, 1975: Piper PA12 (N3824M), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Attmtd tkof fm tundra. Gusting 70 20K.recovery date 8/28/75.

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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