# NTSB ANC66D0035: Piper PA-12, N4409M, Fairbanks, AK, September 23, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1965
- Place: Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC66D0035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2736  65/9/23    FAIRBANKS ALAS      PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 0635                    N4409M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOLD KING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4409M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4409M), registered now, S/N 12-3361, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gold King

## Other investigations on N4409M (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 ANC04LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA120), Sep 25, 2004: Piper PA-12 (N4409M), Nenana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb for an undetermined reason, which resulted in an emergency descent and hard landing.

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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