# Accident 19770821018929A: Piper PA20135, Oshetna River, AK, August 21, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1977
- Place: Oshetna River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N8725C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8725C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20-135 (registry code 7102010, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20135
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 102 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA02-145973) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770821018929A

## 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 ANC77DAA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA02-145973), Aug 21, 1977: Piper PA-20 (N8725C), Oshetna River, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8725C (1)

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

- [Incident 20000904029869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000904029869I), Sep 4, 2000: Piper PA20135 (N8725C), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. (-23)The aircraft, equipped with edo 89-1650 floats, nosed over and sank during taxi for takeoff on lake Hood, Alaska. While taxing and waiting for takeoff,…

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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