- Date
- April 17, 1985, 16:26 local (20:26 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3153MPiper PA-12
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850417015009A
- Case key
- 4402
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During takeoff roll acft veered left off rwy, hit a snow bank and nosed over onto its back. Acft was 265 lbs over gwt. Two pax were in rear seat. Rear control stick was installed. There was a 10 kt right x-wind.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3153M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 12-1840
- Airframe hours
- 1,001
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronald F. Reaney
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 15, 1984 · 79 hours before
- Departed
- MRI · Anchorage, AK
- Destination
- BGQ · Big Lake, AK
- Airport
- MRI · Merril Field, runway 15, 2,469 × 60 ft, asphalt
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 138 total · 28 in this make and model · 88 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MRI
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 N3153M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.