# NTSB ANC79DAA31: Piper PA-12, N4121N, Ft.Yukon, AK, August 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1979
- Place: Ft.Yukon, AK · FT.YUKON, AK
- Location: 66.5818° N, 145.2489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Yukon, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.5818&lon=-145.2489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2314  79/8/23  NR.FT.YUKON,AK        PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 320
        TIME - 1230                    N4121N              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
          ARTIC VILLAGE,AK.           FT.YUKON,AK.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W DITCH DRG PRECAUTIONARY LNDG IN SMALL CLEARING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4121N (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 19790823023029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790823023029A), Aug 23, 1979: Piper PA12, Ft Yukon, AK, Substantial damage. Made precautionary landing on a clearing. Overshot area. Skidded sideways over a bank into a ditch.

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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