# NTSB ANC76DAH75: Piper PA-12, N3324M, Talkeetna, AK, September 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1976
- Place: Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149790
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAH75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2614  76/9/18  NR.TALKEETNA,AK       PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1810                    N3324M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 42, 751 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            404 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FIELD SITE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FIELD SITE                  ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- UN CLMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3324M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3324M), registered now, S/N 12-2183, built 1947 (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
- Airport: Field Site

## 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 19760918030579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760918030579A), Sep 18, 1976: Piper PA12, Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Un clmb out of ground effect.

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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