# Accident 19881002042669A: Piper PA22135, Healy Lake, AK, October 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1988, 18:40 local time
- Place: Healy Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.9872° N, 144.6998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Healy Lake, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.9872&lon=-144.6998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3421A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3421A-1991-11-18) (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 O320B2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881002042669A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART WITH A 35 TO 40 KNOT CROSSWIND. SETTLED INTO TREES ON CLIMBOUT.STUDENT PILOT HAD PASSENGER ON BOARD

## 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 ANC89LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA005), Oct 3, 1988: Piper PA-22 (N3421A), Healy Lake, 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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