# Accident 19731006035999A: Piper PA14, Anchorage, AK, October 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1973
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5135H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5135H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 600 in this make and model, 151 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAG64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG64) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731006035999A

## Narrative

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

L WG HIT TREE. SUN GLARE ON WINDSHIELD. FLOAT EQUIPT ACFT.

## 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 ANC74DAG64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG64), Oct 6, 1973: Piper PA-14 (N5135H), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5135H (5)

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

- [Accident 19880727033029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880727033029A), Jul 27, 1988: Piper PA14 (N5135H), Kustatan River, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control in a downwind landing. Veered into a small shack and a parked aircraft.
- [Incident 19870425019389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870425019389I), Apr 25, 1987: Piper PA14 (N5135H), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Solo student lost directional control during crosswind landing.
- [Accident 19870221003129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870221003129A), Feb 21, 1987: Piper STCPA14 (N5135H), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the runway during touch and go practice. Student reported patchy ice conditions.
- [Accident 19800916058839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800916058839A), Sep 16, 1980: Piper PA14 (N5135H), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft dug in float and flipped over while attempting takeoff.
- [Accident 19760718022959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760718022959A), Jul 18, 1976: Piper PA14 (N5135H), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Tkof frm gravel bar with bend to r.

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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