# Accident 19860428014529A: Piper PA22135, Chugiak, AK, April 28, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1986, 11:30 local time
- Place: Chugiak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4108° N, 149.1693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4108&lon=-149.1693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3438A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3438A-1991-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 199 total, 105 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860428014529A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A GLACIER DURING LOW LEVEL OPERATIONS. PILOT REPORTED A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 ANC86LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA051), Apr 28, 1986: Piper PA-22 (N3438A), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3438A (2)

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

- [Incident 19820601037099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820601037099I), Jun 1, 1982: Piper PA22 (N3438A), Tyonek, AK, Minor damage. Struck soft sand and overturned on attempted takeoff from a sandbar.
- [Accident 19761001032109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761001032109A), Oct 1, 1976: Piper PA22 (N3438A), Coral, MI, Substantial damage

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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