# Accident 19731104037919A: Piper PA11, Alexndr Lake, AK, November 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1973
- Place: Alexndr Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Aircraft: N4987M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4987M-2012-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAG72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG72) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731104037919A

## Narrative

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

SNOW COVERED SWAMP. SKI STRUCK HOLE, ACFT SWERVED R AND DMGD L WG.

## 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 ANC74DAG72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG72), Nov 4, 1973: Piper PA-11 (N4987M), Alexndr Lake, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4987M (1)

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

- [Accident 19770205002209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770205002209A), Feb 5, 1977: Piper PA11 (N4987M), Alexander Ck, AK, Substantial damage. Departed from frozen slough

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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