# Accident 19910626025159A: Piper PA20, Naknek, AK, June 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1991, 20:00 local time
- Place: Naknek, AK
- Airport: Naknek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.3892° N, 151.6594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3892&lon=-151.6594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6908K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6908K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910626025159A

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL SPRING BROKE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. LOST CONTROL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC91LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA158), Jun 27, 1991: Piper PA-20 (N6908K), Naknek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF SEQUENCE CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE TAIL WHEEL STEERING SPRING. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS AND SOFT TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N6908K (1)

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

- [Accident 19770602014229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770602014229A), Jun 2, 1977: Piper PA20 (N6908K), 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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