# NTSB ANC75DAG26: Piper PA-12, N3599M, Anchorage, AK, August 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1974
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75DAG26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3160  74/8/30  NR.ANCHORAGE,ALAS     PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 230
        TIME - 2000                    N3599M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ANCHORAGE,ALAS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- ACFT CONTACTED SOFT AREA ON MUD BAR,CROSSED STREAM & HIT STUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3599M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- 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 19740830030329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740830030329A), Aug 30, 1974: Piper PA12, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Acft contacted soft area on mud bar,crossed stream & hit stump.

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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