- Date
- September 15, 1987, 17:00 local (Sep 16, 1987, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Valdez, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3666NPiper PA-12
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870915053239A
- Case key
- 4918
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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.
Nose over
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Analysis
The pilot stated that he was landing at an unimproved, off airport site when the main gear hit a hole during the landing roll and the aircraft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3666N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2616
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael M. Stitzel
- Registered owner
- Michael M Stitzel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- VDZ · Valdez, AK
N3666NRegistration cancelled Aug 5, 2013 · Piper PA-12Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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
- 1,488 total · 347 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N3666N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.