# Accident 19850706029769A: Piper STCPA14, Anchorage, AK, July 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1985, 20:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Sand Lake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1600° N, 149.9892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1600&lon=-149.9892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4292H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4292H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA14
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,005 total, 260 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850706029769A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB OVER TREES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM LAKE. SETTLED IN TREES AND IMPACTED GROUND. SMALL FIRE.

## 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 ANC85LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA120), Jul 7, 1985: Piper PA-14 (N4292H), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4292H (2)

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

- [Accident 19990618007209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990618007209A), Jun 18, 1999: Piper PA14 (N4292H), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Acft crashed on take-off and sustained substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (From .19) on June 18, 1999, about 2000 Alaska daylight time, a…
- [Incident 19910912048619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910912048619I), Sep 12, 1991: Piper PA14 (N4292H), Kotzebue, AK, Minor damage. On landing rollout aircraft nosed up. Stick travel restricted by seat in full forward position.

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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