# Accident 19850627031669A: Piper PA22150, Dillingham, AK, June 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1985, 21:40 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: Dillingham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8209° N, 157.8599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8209&lon=-157.8599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3459Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3459Z-1989-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,448 total, 222 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850627031669A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DURING ROLLOUT IN GUSTY CROSSWIND.

## 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 ANC85LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA110), Jun 28, 1985: Piper PA-20 (N3459Z), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3459Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19871011059179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871011059179A), Oct 11, 1987: Piper PA22150 (N3459Z), Portage Pass, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Encountered downdraft in mountain Pass in clouds while in a turn. Impact on left wing and nose and caught fire.
- [Incident 19850617030739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850617030739I), Jun 17, 1985: Piper PA22150 (N3459Z), Dillingham, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft ground looped during landing without aileron control. Slack in cable allowed cable to ride over sprocket

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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