Aviation Accident Summary ANC83FA177

ANCHORAGE, AK, USA

Aircraft #1

N2810M

PIPER PA-12

Analysis

WHILE APPROACHING MERRILL FIELD THE ENG QUIT. THE ACFT LANDED ON A CITY ROAD & THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE WX IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT SITE HAD MARGINAL CONDITIONS WITH BOTH RAIN & FOG. THE TEMP/DEW POINT SPREAD WAS 2 DEG F. THE PLT ATTRIBUTED THE ENG FAILURE TO CARB ICE.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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