# NTSB ANC94LA127: Piper PA-12, N3849M, Eagle, AK, July 30, 1994 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 30, 1994, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Eagle, AK - Coordinates: 64.430427, -141.219268 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.4304&lon=-141.2193&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 10, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 2559 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC94LA127 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/2559/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA127 ## Probable cause UNDETERMINED. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Undetermined, unknown - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) ## Analysis THE AIRPLANE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED NEAR THE 70 MILE RIVER, NEAR EAGLE. A PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS IMPACT DAMAGE FORWARD OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE FUSELAGE WAS TAPED WITH DUCT TAPE JUST ABOVE THE WING STRUT ATTACH POINT AND WHERE THE REAR GEAR LEG OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ATTACHES. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE ACCIDENT ARE UNKNOWN. ## Factual narrative On July 30, 1994, at 1300 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Piper PA-12 airplane N3849M, registered to the pilot, was spotted by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and is believed to have been involved in an accident. The airplane wreckage was located near the 70 mile river, near Eagle, Alaska. The personal flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 91, departed an unknown location and the destination was the accident site. No flight plan was filed and meteorological conditions are unknown. The pilot was not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. According to a Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards Inspector, the pilot, Bernard Fay, would not talk to him or give any information and demanded that the inspector leave the property on which the airplane was parked. An NTSB Form 6120.1/2 was sent to the pilot. He returned the form uncompleted with a letter stating that the airplane was not involved in an accident but it had a corrosion problem on the rear gear legs. He stated that whoever filed the report that the airplane was damaged in an accident filed a false report. A photograph of the airplane, taken by the FAA Inspector, clearly shows impact damage forward of the left main landing gear. The fuselage is taped with duct tape just above the wing strut attach point and where the rear gear leg of the left main gear attaches. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3849M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3849M-2012-11-14), registration cancelled 2012-11-14, S/N 12-2572, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12 - Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Engines: reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Fay Bernard - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: UNK/NR - Destination: 70 MILE RIVER, AK ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,700 total ## Weather - Conditions: Not reported ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19940730032659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940730032659A), Jul 30, 1994: Piper PA12, Eagle, AK, Substantial damage. Fish and game reported downed PA12 in remote area. Pilot refused to talk and denied accident. Nothing further. ## Other investigations on N3849M (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB NYC83LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA002), Oct 3, 1982: Piper PA-12 (N3849M), Bernville, PA, substantial damage From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.