# NTSB ANC76DAH83: Piper PA-12, N7869H, Port Alsworth, AK, September 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1976
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK · PORT ALSWORTH, AK
- Location: 60.1578° N, 154.3406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Alsworth, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1578&lon=-154.3406&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAH83
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH83

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3447  76/9/25  NR.PORT ALSWORTH,AK   PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 2842
        TIME - 2000                    N7869H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PORT ALSWORTH,AK             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT LAKE SHORE DURING STEP TAXI AT DUSK. FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7869H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7869H), registered now, S/N 12-772 (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 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (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 19760925036079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760925036079A), Sep 25, 1976: Piper PA12, Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. Hit lake shore during step taxi at dusk. Float equipped.

## Other investigations on N7869H (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 ANC92LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA076), May 23, 1992: Piper PA-12-150 (N7869H), Birchwood, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL GROUND LOOP.

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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