Piper PA-12 N3029M
30 December 1973 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 30 December 1973 at about 16:07 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N3029M was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Merrill Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12
- Registration
- N3029M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-3807
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT COLLIDED WITH UNMARKED WIRES APPROX 2500FT FROM RWY. NR 2 ON APCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-12 | Port Lions, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1973 | Piper PA-12 | Bock, Minnesota, United States | Nordic Flyers | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Nov 1973 | Piper PA-12 | Beluga, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1973 | Piper PA-12 | Basinger, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1973 | Piper PA-12 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1973 | Piper PA-12 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |