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ANC90LA036

1990-03-05 · NOME, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport OME

Current FAA registration · N7853H

Make / Model
PIPER PA-12
Year of manufacture
1946 · 44 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19591007
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AAA5E2

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT GEAR AXLE DUE TO CORROSION AND FATIGUE.

Factual narrative

DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN, THE LEFT MAIN SKI AXLE FAILED & THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT & WAS DAMAGED. AN EXAM REVEALED THE AXLE HAD FAILED FROM FATIGUE IN AN AREA OF CORROSION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_ANC90LA036.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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