# Incident 19790222006689I: Piper PA20, Anchorage, AK, February 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Goose Bay
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.3946° N, 149.8423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GOOSE BAY (Z40), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3946&lon=-149.8423&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7483K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7483K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,725 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790222006689I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING MANUEVERS. VALVE ADJUSTING LOCK NUT BACKED OFF.

## Other reports on N7483K (2)

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

- [Incident 20171020020119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171020020119I), Oct 20, 2017: Piper PA-20 (N7483K), Blackfoot, ID, Minor damage. While on a flight from great falls, Montana to twin falls, Idaho the pilot encountered strong winds (30-40 KTS) and decided to make a fuel stop in Idaho falls,…
- [Accident 19950415008099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950415008099A), Apr 15, 1995: Piper PA20 (N7483K), Koliganek, AK, Substantial damage. Wind lifted wing on crosswind landing. Dragged other wing. Nosed over. Wind exceeded PA20 crosswind component.

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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