# Accident 19770627026439A: Cessna 140A, Caribou Lake, AK, June 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1977
- Place: Caribou Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N9698A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9698A-1982-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,796 total, 21 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAH26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770627026439A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED.

## 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 ANC77DAH26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH26), Jun 27, 1977: Cessna 140 (N9698A), Caribou Lake, AK, substantial damage

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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