| Crash location | 64.192222°N, 147.923889°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Fairbanks, AK
64.837778°N, 147.716389°W 45.0 miles away |
| Tail number | N4483M |
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| Accident date | 23 Sep 2012 |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA-12 |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot was in level cruise flight when the airplane’s engine lost power, resulting in an off-airport emergency landing. During the emergency landing, the airplane nosed over, and sustained substantial damage to the rudder. The pilot stated that he had exhausted all the fuel out of the right tank. When the engine lost power, he switched to the left fuel tank, but could not restart the engine.
The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.