- Date
- March 19, 1993, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4182MPiper PA-12-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19930319005789A
- Case key
- 5871
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Probable cause
The complete loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. Factor was the deep water forced 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
The pilot stated he had approximately 8 to 10 gallons of fuel on board and while he was crossing the knik arm the engine sputtered once and then stopped producing power. He attempted to restart the engine with no success and was forced to land in the waters of knik arm. The airplane sank and was not recovered.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4182M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 12-3089
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Greer, Guy
- Registered owner
- Greer, Guy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1992 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- 15 W Skwentna, AK
- Destination
- Sky Harbor, 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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Invalid Medical for flight
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 450 total · 430 in this make and model · 450 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Wind
- 140° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ANC, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.