- Date
- September 16, 1977
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4040MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770916031339A
- Case key
- 145369
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3128 77/9/16 NR.ANCHORAGE,AK PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 190 TIME - 1000 N4040M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK SUSITNA RIVER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL: MUSH LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- LANDING ON SANDBAR IN SUSITNA RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4040M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4040MRegistration cancelled Jan 31, 2020 · Piper PA-12Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4040M · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN18LA039Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDickinson, NDThe pilot’s failure to attain adequate airspeed during the short field takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.NTSB ANC99LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBig Lake, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing the wheel equipped airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the soft snow covering the frozen lake.