# NTSB ANC73DAG43: Piper PA-12, N1490C, Glenallen, AK, September 14, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1972
- Place: Glenallen, AK · GLENALLEN, AK
- Location: 62.1092° N, 145.5464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glennallen, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1092&lon=-145.5464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168263
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73DAG43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3570  72/9/14    GLENALLEN,ALAS      PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1470
        TIME - 0600                    N1490C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UP HALLET RVR STR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LWR HALLET RVR STRIP        UPR HALLET RVR STRP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- BRAKED EXCESSIVELY ON RIVER STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1490C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1490C-1993-05-19), registration cancelled 1993-05-19, S/N 182684 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (registry code 7101820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Up Hallet Rvr Str

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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