# Accident 19750626022649A: Piper PA14, Anchorage, AK, June 26, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1975
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- 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: N4259H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4259H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750626022649A

## Narrative

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

COWLING CAME LOOSE DRG CLIMB.

## 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 ANC76DAG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG01), Jun 26, 1975: Piper PA-14 (N4259H), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4259H (3)

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

- [Accident 19930919034989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930919034989A), Sep 19, 1993: Piper PA14 (N4259H), Yantarni Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to land on a beach in strong crosswind. Ground looped. Tail wheel bolt broke. Exceeded crosswind component.
- [Accident 19800901042119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800901042119A), Sep 1, 1980: Piper PA14 (N4259H), Farwell, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to land on sand-bar. Wing-tip dug in. Lost directional control in gusty wind conditions.
- [Incident 19780909018639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780909018639I), Sep 9, 1978: Piper PA14 (N4259H), Ptarmigan Pass, AK, Minor damage. Pilot struck a small tree during attempted takeoff downwind.

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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