# Accident 19850717032219A: Piper PA22150, Alexander Lake, AK, July 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1985, 20:00 local time
- Place: Alexander Lake, AK
- Airport: Alexander Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7317° N, 150.8683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Alexander Lake Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7317&lon=-150.8683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3445Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3445Z-2012-10-03) (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 O320B3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 685 total, 650 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850717032219A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED AND LOST CONTROL AFTER GOING OVER DIRT HUMP ON RUNWAY. TALL GRASS AND SOFT SPOT CONTRIBUTED TO ROLLOVER

## 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 ANC85FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA130), Jul 18, 1985: Piper PA-22/20 (N3445Z), Alexander Lake, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3445Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19900308009739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900308009739I), Mar 8, 1990: Piper PA22150 (N3445Z), Willow, AK. Gear broke through snow crust on rollout. Aircraft stopped inverted. No current medical or flight review.

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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