# Accident 19880621022469A: Piper PA14, Anchorage, AK, June 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1988, 15:20 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2197° N, 149.8509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2197&lon=-149.8509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4260H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4260H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA14
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 451 total, 413 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880621022469A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON TOUCHDOWN DUE TO CROSSWIND. GROUND LOOPED COLLAPSING GEAR AND HITTING RUNWAY WITH WING.

## 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 ANC88LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA069), Jun 21, 1988: Piper PA-14 (N4260H), Anchorage, AK, 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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