# NTSB ANC71FAG17: Piper PA-12, N2328M, Soldotna, AK, September 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1970
- Place: Soldotna, AK · SOLDOTNA, AK
- Location: 60.4853° N, 151.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soldotna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4853&lon=-151.0690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129001
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71FAG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71FAG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3608   70/9/3  NR.SOLDOTNA,ALAS      PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 278
        TIME - 1930                    N2328M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GIBSON LODGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GIBSON LODGE,ALAS           SOLDOTNA,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- HIT SOFT SPOT ON PRIVATE STRIP,VEERED OFF RWY INTO TALL BRUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2328M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2328M), registered now, S/N 12-1483, 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: Gibson Lodge

## Other investigations on N2328M (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 ANC07LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA092), Aug 22, 2007: Piper PA-12 (N2328M), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from a parked airplane during the landing flare.
- [NTSB ANC70D0090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70D0090), Nov 4, 1969: Piper PA-12 (N2328M), Seward, 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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