# Accident 19780830029359A: Piper PA22135, Chelatna Lake, AK, August 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1978
- Place: Chelatna Lake, AK
- Airport: Sona Mine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Aircraft: N3551A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3551A-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DAH09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAH09-139464) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780830029359A

## Narrative

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

PREMATURE FLAP RETRACTION

## 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 ANC78DAH09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAH09-139464), Aug 30, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N3551A), Chelatna 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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