Piper PA-12 accident near Kasilof, Alaska, September 16, 1992
On September 16, 1992 at about 10:00 pm local time, a Piper PA-12, registered N2464M, was substantially damaged in an accident near Kasilof, Alaska (Kasilof airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADVERTANT POWER OFF STALL ENTRY RESULTING IN THE COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 16, 1992 · about 10:00 pm local time
- Place
- Kasilof, Alaska · Kasilof · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12 · all PA-12s on the register
- Registration
- N2464M · registry record · serial 12-1548
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
FOLLOWING A NORMAL TAKEOFF THE PILOT CLIMBED AT A STEEPER THAN NORMAL RATE. A BACKFIRE WAS HEARD BY THE PILOT WHO REACTED BY RAPIDLY CLOSING THE THROTTLE WITHOUT LOWERING THE NOSE. THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A POWER OFF STALL. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER IMMEDIATELY AND THE ENGINE RESPONDED NORMALLY, ALBEIT TOO LATE TO RECOVER FROM THE FLAT IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRPLANE AND SERIOUSLY INJURING THE PILOT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 3,500 hours in all; 2,500 in this make and model; 45 in the last 90 days; 15 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: None
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 107 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 8, 1991; 52 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,750 lb
- Seats: 3
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-290-0Z (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 2,165 ft by 40 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Sky: ovct at 12,000 ft
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ANC92LA173.