# Accident 19731008037749A: Piper PA32300, Ugashik, AK, October 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1973
- Place: Ugashik, AK
- Airport: Ugashik No.1
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 57.5131° N, 157.3975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ugashik, AK, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.5131&lon=-157.3975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4074R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4074R-2009-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 981 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74AA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA039-201614) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731008037749A

## Narrative

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

MOD TURB IN RW,GUSTS TO 30KTS.T/D SHRT OF RWY.RWY LOWER THAN SURROUNDING TERRAIN.L GR SEPARATED.

## 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 ANC74AA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA039-201614), Oct 8, 1973: Piper PA-32 (N4074R), Ugashik, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4074R (2)

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

- [Accident 19790329013279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790329013279A), Mar 29, 1979: Piper PA32300 (N4074R), King Cove, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot tried landing during lowering weather conditions. Attempt to land on sandbar was unsucessfull,gear collapsed
- [Accident 19770708039259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770708039259A), Jul 8, 1977: Piper PA32300 (N4074R), Egegik, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on beach. Encountered small creek that crossed landing area.

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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