# NTSB ANC73DAH03: Piper PA-12, N92527, Soldotna, AK, June 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1973
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190001
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73DAH03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAH03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2226  73/6/10    SOLDOTNA,ALAS       PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 256
        TIME - 1710                    N92527              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 251 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOMER,ALAS                  MERRILL FIELD,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- EXHAUST VALVE IN NO.3 CYL SEPN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92527](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92527-2014-11-24), registration cancelled 2014-11-24, S/N 12-50, 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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730610018379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730610018379A), Jun 10, 1973: Piper PA12, Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. Exhaust valve in no.3 cyl sepn.

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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