# Accident 19770205002209A: Piper PA11, Alexander Ck, AK, February 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1977
- Place: Alexander Ck, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 61.4218° N, 150.5999° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexander Creek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4218&lon=-150.5999&mi=10
- 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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 795 total, 250 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770205002209A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED FROM FROZEN SLOUGH

## 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 ANC77DAG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG33), Feb 5, 1977: Piper PA-11 (N4987M), Alexander Ck, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4987M (1)

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

- [Accident 19731104037919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731104037919A), Nov 4, 1973: Piper PA11 (N4987M), Alexndr Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Snow covered swamp. Ski struck hole, acft swerved r and dmgd l wg.

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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