# Incident 20260910012379I: Piper PA-12, Birchwood, AK, September 10, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2026, 14:15 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4161° N, 149.5083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIRCHWOOD (BCV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4161&lon=-149.5083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3200M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3200M) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 227 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260910012379I

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2026, AT 14:15 AKDT, A PIPER PA-12 SUPER CRUISER WAS INVOLVED IN A GROUND COLLISION WITH A LIGHT POLE AT BCV AIRPORT IN BIRCHWOOD, ALASKA.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING ACROSS THE AIRPORT WITH ONE PERSON ON BOARD AND NO INTENT TO FLY. AS THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING RELOCATED ACROSS THE FIELD, WHILE MAKING A TURN DURING TAXI, THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING STRUCK A LIGHT POLE IN THE AIRCRAFT PARKING AREA.

THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED, THOUGH THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ITS RIGHT WING. BECAUSE THE MOVEMENT OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY INTENT FOR FLIGHT, THIS EVENT IS CATEGORIZED AS AN INCIDENT.

THE FAA INSPECTOR RECEIVED NO RESPONSE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT THE LISTED OWNER. AS A RESULT, THIS REPORT WAS COMPILED WITHOUT A STATEMENT OR PARTICIPATION FROM THE AIRCRAFT OPERATOR.

## Other reports on N3200M (3)

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

- [Accident 19980830036109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980830036109A), Aug 30, 1998: Piper PA12 (N3200M), Birchwood, AK, Substantial damage. (.19)On August 30, 1998, about 0800 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Piper PA-12 airplane, M3200M, received substantial damage while landing on runway 19…
- [Incident 19780629034159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780629034159I), Jun 29, 1978: Piper PA12 (N3200M), Whittier, AK, Minor damage. Pilot bounced on landing, had directional control problem. Tried to go arund, went off runway end.
- [Accident 19740621026199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740621026199A), Jun 21, 1974: Piper PA12 (N3200M), Escondido, CA, Substantial damage. Eng quit,lnded in trees

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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