# Accident 19731116037669A: Piper PA16, North Pole, AK, November 16, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1973
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 64.7527° N, 147.3627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Pole, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7527&lon=-147.3627&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5776H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5776H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 75 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAA21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731116037669A

## Narrative

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

SNOW COVERED TUNDRA.RT SKI STRUCK SNOW COVERED HUMMOCK.CFI DID NOT AUTH LDGS OTR THAN APRVD ARPTS.

## 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 ANC74DAA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAA21), Nov 16, 1973: Piper PA-16 (N5776H), North Pole, AK, substantial damage

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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