1 fatal · PIPER PA 12 · 2014-07-02 · Anchorage, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC14FA050
Event ID
20140702X22950
Type
Accident
Date
2014-07-02
Location
Anchorage, AK, USA
Coordinates
61.214443, -149.85028
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA 12
Registration
N3512M
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The incorrect (reverse) rigging of the elevator control cables, and the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect the misrigging.