- Date
- July 17, 1984, 01:00 local (09:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cantwell, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2537MPiper PA-12
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840717033529A
- Case key
- 4219
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Impact occurred at the 3,600 ft level on a steep slope of mountainous terrain. Instrument meteorological conditions were reported by pilots as well as ground personnel in the area. Loose and unstable terrain conditions limited the investigative effort.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2537M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 12-909
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235C, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Carroll Eugene Kneff
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- ENN · Nenana, AK
- Destination
- Z16 · Wasilla, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Expired
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 550 total · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Variable at 10 knots, gusting 25
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft
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 N2537M · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.