# NTSB ANC76AA069: Piper PA-12, N78571, Tyonek, AK, February 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1976
- Place: Tyonek, AK · TYONEK, AK
- Location: 61.0681° N, 151.1369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tyonek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0681&lon=-151.1369&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152835
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0394  76/2/16    TYONEK,AK           PIPER PA-12         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 500
        TIME - 1712                    N78571              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TYONEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOLDOTNA,AK                 RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- IMPACTED WATER ABT 600FT FRM SHORE.ACFT NOT RCVRD,EXTREME TIDAL ACTION.PLT DROWNED,PAX MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78571](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78571-1978-07-11), registration cancelled 1978-07-11, S/N 12-3946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tyonek

## 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 19760216006309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760216006309A), Feb 16, 1976: Piper PA12, Tyonek, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Impacted water abt 600FT frm shore. Acft not rcvrd,extreme tidal action. Plt drowned,pax missing.

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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