# NTSB ANC75FAA10: Piper PA-12, N7954H, Blair Lake, AK, August 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1974
- Place: Blair Lake, AK · BLAIR LAKE, AK
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138771
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75FAA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75FAA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3347  74/8/31  NR.BLAIR LAKE,ALAS    PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 278
        TIME - 1200                    N7954H              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOLD KING,ALAS              NORTH POLE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRASH LNDD ON TUNDRA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7954H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7954H), registered now, S/N 12-853, 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 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 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 19740831031349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740831031349A), Aug 31, 1974: Piper PA12, Blair Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Crash lndd on tundra.

## Other investigations on N7954H (1)

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 ANC75DAA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAA05), Aug 22, 1974: Piper PA-12 (N7954H), Gold King, 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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