# Incident 19801017082199I: Piper PA20, Galena, AK, October 17, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1980, 17:00 local time
- Place: Galena, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7409° N, 156.8769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galena, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7409&lon=-156.8769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3233Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3233Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 25 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/19801017082199I

## Narrative

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

ZD AFTER TOUCHDOEN IN A MODERATE CROSSWIND, PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. INSTRUCTOR WAS ON BOARD.

## Other reports on N3233Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19780529012219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780529012219A), May 29, 1978: Piper PA22150 (N3233Z), Fairbanks,Ak, 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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