# NTSB Accident ANC93LA171
> **PIPER PA-12** · 1993-09-06 · PTARMIGAN PASS, AK, USA · —
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC93LA171
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13288
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-09-06
- **Location:** PTARMIGAN PASS, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 62.869949, -153.870315
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** —
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 0
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-12
- **Registration:** N3629M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY WALKED INTO A TURNING PROPELLER. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE SOFT RUNWAY WHICH MIRED THE AIRPLANE AND THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION DURING THE ATTEMPT TO FREE THE AIRPLANE.

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