# NTSB ANC68A0028: Piper PA-12, N3595M, Skwentna, AK, November 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1967
- Place: Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112479
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68A0028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68A0028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4736  67/11/11   SKWENTNA,ALAS       PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 460
        TIME - 0900                    N3595M              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- APPLIED THROTTLE TOO FAST AFTER LONG GLIDE,ENGINE STALLED. LANDING ON SNOW COVERED SAND BAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3595M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3595M-1969-01-28), registration cancelled 1969-01-28, S/N 12-2440 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3595M (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 ANC69A0018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0018), Sep 14, 1968: Piper PA-12 (N3595M), Skwentna, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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