# Accident 19770602014229A: Piper PA20, Anchorage, AK, June 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1977
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6908K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6908K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAG72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG72) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770602014229A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 ANC77DAG72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG72), Jun 2, 1977: Piper PA-20 (N6908K), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6908K (1)

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

- [Accident 19910626025159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910626025159A), Jun 26, 1991: Piper PA20 (N6908K), Naknek, AK, Substantial damage. Tail wheel spring broke on takeoff roll. Lost control. Veered off runway and nosed over.

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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