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ANC84FA075

1984-05-23 · PALMER, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 14AK

Current FAA registration · N3988M

Make / Model
PIPER PA-12
Year of manufacture
1947 · 37 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19831129
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4A3FD

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT LANDED FAST & LONG ON THE ROUGH 1300 FT GRASS & DIRT RWY. AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE STRIP, THE THE ACFT NOSED OVER AS THE PLT WAS APPLYING BRAKING ACTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_ANC84FA075.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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