Piper PA-12 N78486
27 August 1972 · North Pole, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 August 1972 at about 12:10 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N78486 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near North Pole, Alaska, United States. 2 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 12:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- North Pole, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12
- Registration
- N78486
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3226
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
LNDD ON TUNDRA TRAIL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-12 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-12 | Maple Park, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-12 | Silver Bay, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1972 | Piper PA-12 | Timber Lk, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-12 | Tok Junctn, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-12 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |