# Accident 19890903033429A: Piper PA11, Igushik, AK, September 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1989, 16:45 local time
- Place: Igushik, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7498° N, 156.5396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7498&lon=-156.5396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4760M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4760M-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11
- Reported engine: CONT C908F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,436 total, 1,082 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890903033429A

## Narrative

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

HIT A SOFT SPOT LANDING ON A BEACH AND LOST CONTROL VEERED SHARPLY COLLAPSED A GEAR AND DAMAGED A 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 ANC89LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA157), Sep 4, 1989: Piper PA-11 (N4760M), Igushik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A LANDING. SOFT TERRAIN WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Other reports on N4760M (1)

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

- [Accident 19760103000529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760103000529A), Jan 3, 1976: Piper PA11 (N4760M), Dillingham, AK. Pax stuck hand into rotating prop while helping to park acft.

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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