# NTSB ANC26LA100: Piper PA12, N2945M, Arctic Village, AK, September 10, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: September 9, 2026, 17:30 local (Sep 10, 2026, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Arctic Village, AK
- Coordinates: 68.086431, -146.93477
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.0864&lon=-146.9348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203773
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA100
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203773/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA100

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-12, 36 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=7101202), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2945M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2945M), registered now, S/N 12-1344, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Year built: 1946
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: Arctic Village, AK
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: NONE

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 9,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 46 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 29.89 inHg
- Observed at: PARC, 30 nm away
- METAR: METAR PARC 100056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW060 OVC090 08/04 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP156 T00830044 TSNO

## Other investigations on N2945M (3)

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 ANC11CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA113), Sep 26, 2011: Piper PA-12 (N2945M), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to take off from an off-airport site in variable wind.
- [NTSB ANC06CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA065), May 29, 2006: Piper PA-12 (N2945M), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a tailwind during the landing flare, which resulted in an in-flight collision with snow-covered terrain during an aborted landing. Factors contributing to the…
- [NTSB ANC68F0067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68F0067), Nov 6, 1967: Piper PA-12 (N2945M), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage

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.

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