# NTSB ANC71DAG31: Piper PA-12, N2581M, Anchorage, AK, September 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1970
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71DAG31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3870  70/9/29    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 170
        TIME - 1900                    N2581M              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KAHLTNA GLACIER,ALAS        ANCHORAGE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- HIT TRUCK PARKED NEAR RWY BEING USED TO LIGHT RWY.LITED ARPTS AVBL.LOST SITE OF TRUCK ON FINAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2581M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2581M), registered now, S/N 12-1049, 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: Sky Harbor

## Other investigations on N2581M (2)

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 ANC10CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA042), May 22, 2010: Piper PA-12 (N2581M), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path while landing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree, and the collapse of the main landing gear during touchdown.
- [NTSB UNK64X3462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3462), Aug 18, 1964: Piper PA12 (N2581M), Sparrevohn, 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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