# NTSB ANC78DAG37: Piper PA-12, N2656M, Anchorage, AK, March 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1978
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142813
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DAG37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0764  78/3/18    ANCHORAGE,AK        PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 300
        TIME - 1820                    N2656M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - 6 MILE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- REDUCED DEPTH PERCEPTION CUES DUE TO LIGHTING CONDITIONS-DUSK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2656M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2656M), registered now, S/N 12-968, built 1946 (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: 6 Mile Strip

## 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 19780318004499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780318004499A), Mar 18, 1978: Piper PA12, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Reduced depth perception cues due to lighting conditions-dusk.

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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