# Accident 19831024055419A: Piper PA20, Anchorage, AK, October 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1983, 12:26 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1594° N, 149.9902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1594&lon=-149.9902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97MM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97MM-2005-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 454 total, 269 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831024055419A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. CRASH LANDED OFF END OF RUNWAY. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. OTHER TANK HAD FUEL.

## 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 ANC84LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA010), Oct 24, 1983: Piper PA-20 (N97MM), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N97MM (1)

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

- [Accident 19851206061179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851206061179A), Dec 6, 1985: Piper STCPA20 (N97MM), Shageluk, AK, Substantial damage. Struck a tree during approach to frozen lake. Windshield was frosted and pilot had sun in his eyes.

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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