- Date
- August 11, 1991, 16:00 local (Aug 12, 1991, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Iliamna, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2719MPiper PA-12
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19910811033729A
- Case key
- 5599
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Probable cause
Fuel contamination and the pilot's failure to perform an adequate preflight of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the rough, uneven terrain of the tundra landing area.
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
While maneuvering at low level, the engine quit. After an emergency landing on the tundra, the airplane was substantially damaged. Examination of the airplane by the pilot revealed water in both fuel tanks and carburetor.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2719M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 121216
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A2A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Mark Kneen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 5, 1991 · 100 hours before
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
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
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,475 total · 250 in this make and model · 3,411 as pilot in command · 117 in the last 90 days · 52 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 39 °F
- 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.