# Accident 19780421009619A: Piper PA20115, Yakutat, AK, April 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1978
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Airport: Yakutat
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 59.5469° N, 139.7272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakutat, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5469&lon=-139.7272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7772K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7772K-2013-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20115
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 371 total, 326 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DAD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780421009619A

## 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 ANC78DAD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAD02), Apr 21, 1978: Piper PA-20 (N7772K), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7772K (1)

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

- [Accident 19760906032849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760906032849A), Sep 6, 1976: Piper PA20 (N7772K), Icy Bay, 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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