# Accident 19850922046989A: Piper PA20, Feather River, AK, September 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1985, 20:00 local time
- Place: Feather River, AK
- Airport: Feather River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8317° N, 166.1315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FEATHER RIVER (3Z1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8317&lon=-166.1315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7440K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7440K-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 81 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850922046989A

## Narrative

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

AT TOUCHDOWN A GUST OF WIND CAUSED LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. AREA OF UNPREDICTABLE WINDS.

## 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 ANC85LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA182), Sep 23, 1985: Piper PA-20 (N7440K), Feather River, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7440K (2)

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

- [Accident 20050704017449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050704017449A), Jul 4, 2005: Piper PA20 (N7440K), Nome, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated: "on rollout at iron creek strip a wind gust under right hand wing lifted it up. Powered back up, landed hard again. Right hand gear…
- [Incident 19940429020489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940429020489I), Apr 29, 1994: Piper PA20 (N7440K), Nome, AK, Minor damage. Pilot struck an oil drum while attempting to taxi around a mud puddle.

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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