# Accident 19730826031459A: Piper J5A, Skwentna, AK, August 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1973
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41181, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,040 total, 1,040 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730826031459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

USED CARB HEAT,RESTARTED ENGINE TOO LATE FOR POWER RECOVERY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC74DAG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG28), Aug 26, 1973: Piper J5A (N41181), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N41181 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850823048689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850823048689I), Aug 23, 1985: Piper J5A (N41181), Anchorage, AK. During rollout on gravel strip aircraft went up on nose. Required documents not in aircraft.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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