# Accident 19820814038259A: Piper PA22150, Cape Yakataga, AK, August 14, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1982, 08:45 local time
- Place: Cape Yakataga, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.5101° N, 139.7107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5101&lon=-139.7107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6954B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6954B-2013-07-23) (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 PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 421 total, 321 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820814038259A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB AIRCRAFT THROUGH HOLE IN OVERCAST AND CRASHED INTO SIDE OF MOUNTAIN.

## 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 ANC82DA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA072), Aug 14, 1982: Piper PA-22 (N6954B), Icy Bay, AK, destroyed

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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