# Accident 19851206061179A: Piper STCPA20, Shageluk, AK, December 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1985, 16:15 local time
- Place: Shageluk, AK
- Airport: Shageluk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.6401° N, 159.5305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.6401&lon=-159.5305&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 STCPA20
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851206061179A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE DURING APPROACH TO FROZEN LAKE. WINDSHIELD WAS FROSTED AND PILOT HAD SUN IN HIS EYES.

## 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 ANC86LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA012), Dec 6, 1985: Piper PA-20 (N97MM), Shageluk, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N97MM (1)

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

- [Accident 19831024055419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831024055419A), Oct 24, 1983: Piper PA20 (N97MM), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff climb. Crash landed off end of runway. Fuel selector on empty tank. Other tank had fuel.

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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