# Accident 19910807034849A: Piper PA20, Eureka, AK, August 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1991, 09:30 local time
- Place: Eureka, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4104° N, 149.1707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4104&lon=-149.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7404K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7404K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 290 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910807034849A

## Narrative

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

OVER CORRECTED FOR CROSSWIND TAKEOFF FROM GRAVEL BAR. LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 ANC91LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA120), Aug 7, 1991: Piper PA-20 (N7404K), Eureka, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MANTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CROSSWIND.

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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