# NTSB ANC76DAH43: Piper PA-12, N2516M, Amchitka, AK, July 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1976
- Place: Amchitka, AK · AMCHITKA, AK
- Location: 51.5672° N, 178.8775° E: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amchitka, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=51.5672&lon=178.8775&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAH43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2616  76/7/18  NR.AMCHITKA,AK        PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1335                    N2516M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 32, 3400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KUSHIRO,JAPAN               COLD BAY,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- DEAD RECKONING NAV,ETE 13.5HRS.DITCHED ABOUT 80NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA 17.7HRS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2516M (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 19760718025129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760718025129A), Jul 18, 1976: Piper PA12, Amchitka, AK, Destroyed. Dead reckoning nav,ete 13.5HRS.ditched about 80NM south of Amchitka 17.7HRS.

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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