# Accident 19770717034659A: Piper PA14, Wasilla, AK, July 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1977
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Private Air Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5785&lon=-149.4763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5115H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5115H-1978-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA14
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770717034659A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTS FROM NE AT 20 KTS.

## 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 ANC77FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA060), Jul 17, 1977: Piper PA-14 (N5115H), Wasilla, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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