# NTSB ANC74DAG77: Piper PA-12, N2368M, Beluga, AK, November 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 10, 1973
- Place: Beluga, AK · BELUGA, AK
- Location: 61.1869° N, 151.1854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beluga, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1869&lon=-151.1854&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187919
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAG77
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG77

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3725  73/11/10 NR.BELUGA,ALAS        PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 6000
        TIME - 0830                    N2368M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS             BELUGA,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SLID INTO A 10FT DEEP GULLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2368M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2368M), registered now, S/N 12-1500, 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 19731110038579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731110038579A), Nov 10, 1973: Piper PA12, Beluga, AK, Substantial damage. Slid into a 10FT deep gully.

## Other investigations on N2368M (3)

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 CHI04CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA118), May 9, 2004: Piper PA-12 (N2368M), Hartford, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor to the accident was the soft terrain encountered during the forced landing.
- [NTSB SEA94FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA199), Jul 31, 1994: Piper PA-12 (N2368M), Salem, OR, minor damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE OCCUPIED CANOE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION AND EXCESSIVE TAXI SPEED.
- [NTSB ANC83LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA116), Jul 4, 1983: Piper PA-12 (N2368M), Anchorage, 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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