# NTSB ANC68D0071: Piper PA-12, N7675H, Skwentna, AK, August 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114793
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68D0071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68D0071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4409   67/8/5    SKWENTNA,ALAS       PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 140
        TIME - 1105                    N7675H              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHELATNA LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- SHEARED OFF WING ON CABIN/TREE,DURING CONTROLLED CRASH WHEN THROTTLE FAILED TO RETARD,REASON UNKNW
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7675H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7675H-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 12-555, built 1946 (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 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chelatna Lake

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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