Piper PA-12 accident near Cooper Landing, AK
On June 28, 2006, a Piper PA-12 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cooper Landing, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 28, 2006
- Place
- Cooper Landing, AK
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 60.622°N, 149.752°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060705X00873
Official records · ANC06FA080
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 27, 2006, about 1730 Alaska daylight time, a float-equipped Piper PA-12 airplane, N7658H, sustained substantial damage when it collided with the ground following a loss of control while maneuvering over a remote cabin, about 8 miles north of Cooper Landing, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the pilot. The private certificated pilot received fatal injuries, and the sole passenger received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan was filed from Anchorage, Alaska, to the area of the cabin, with a return to Anchorage. The flight originated about 1700 from the Lake Hood Seaplane Base, Anchorage. Alaska State Trooper personnel reported that about 15 members of an Anchorage area church were on an annual camping/hiking trip along the Resurrection Trail in the Kenai Mountains. The group had arrived at a public-use cabin at the trail junction of the Resurrection and Devil's Pass trails. The annual trip included an aerial delivery of food, and the accident pilot was engaged in dropping food packages to the group at the cabin. The passenger, seated in the rear seat of the airplane, was engaged in the actual dispersal of the packages. Witnesses indicated that when the airplane arrived in the area, the pilot performed a low-level pass, in a down-valley direction, about 75 yards from the cabin. No food drops were performed at that time. A second, up-valley pass was perfo
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while performing a low level pass, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was an inadvertent stall.
More accidents in AK
- Beech 1900C, Nov 23, 1987
- Textron Aviation Inc 208B, Feb 6, 2025
- Dehavilland DHC-3, Jul 7, 2013
- Cessna 208, Oct 10, 2001
- Dehavilland DHC-3, Jun 25, 2015
Browse: Alaska · Piper aircraft
Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
