# Accident 19770602014239A: Piper PA16, Anchorage, AK, June 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1977
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N5965H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5965H-2018-01-25) (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: 99 total, 4 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAG73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG73) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770602014239A

## Narrative

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

APT SUP PERS-LACK OF WRITTEN POLICY ON STARTING ENGINES AT GATES.PLT OTH AC-FLD CMPLY WTH TWR DRCT

## 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 ANC77DAG73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG73), Jun 2, 1977: Piper PA-16 (N5965H), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5965H (1)

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

- [Accident 20130605025939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130605025939A), Jun 5, 2013: Piper PA-16 (N5965H), Mc Carthy, AK, Substantial damage. Spoke with airman on 10 April 14. Accident occurred in June of 2013 but roc was not notified until April 2014. Airman was informed of "pilots bill of rights"…

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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