# Accident 19740928030669A: Piper PA16, Port Ashton, AK, September 28, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1974
- Place: Port Ashton, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 60.0575° N, 148.0522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Ashton, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0575&lon=-148.0522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5233H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5233H-2013-04-02) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 70 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75DAG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740928030669A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTMPD LDG ON SHORT BEACH.HIT ABT 100 FT SHORT IN HI BRUSH & LOGS.

## 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 ANC75DAG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG41), Sep 28, 1974: Piper PA-16 (N5233H), Port Ashton, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5233H (1)

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

- [Accident 19800730032349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800730032349A), Jul 30, 1980: Piper PA16 (N5233H), Nome, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft encountered turbulence & pilot was unable to recover before hitting ground on approach for landing.

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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