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Piper PA-12 N3153M

17 April 1985 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 April 1985 at about 20:26 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N3153M was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:26
Classification
Accident
Location
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Merril Field (MRI)
Coordinates
61.2190, -149.8498
Aircraft
Piper PA-12
Registration
N3153M
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Anchorage → Big Lake
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC85FA063

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ACFT VEERED LEFT OFF RWY, HIT A SNOW BANK AND NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. ACFT WAS 265 LBS OVER GWT. TWO PAX WERE IN REAR SEAT. REAR CONTROL STICK WAS INSTALLED. THERE WAS A 10 KT RIGHT X-WIND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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