# Incident 19880821062919I: Piper PA14, Gulkana, AK, August 21, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.2714° N, 145.3822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulkana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2714&lon=-145.3822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5133H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5133H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA14
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880821062919I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LIFT OFF, REALIZED COULD NOT CLEAR HILL AHEAD. ABORTED AND LANDED BEYOND LAKE. FLOATS DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N5133H (1)

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

- [Accident 19980718023639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980718023639A), Jul 18, 1998: Piper PA14 (N5133H), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Floatplane collided with water when his seat slid back. Lost hold of controls. Pulled throttle colsed. Not fastened. (.4) on July 18, 1998, about 1400 Alaska…

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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