# Accident 19911108050169A: Piper STCPA14, Anchorage, AK, November 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1991, 09:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Flying Crown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1596° N, 149.9893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1596&lon=-149.9893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4285H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4285H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320 series (registry code 42389, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA14
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,625 total, 2 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911108050169A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL,BOUNCED. STALLED. LEFT RUNWAY,HIT TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT. BLAMED UNFAMILIAR VERNIER THROTTLE.

## 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 ANC92LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA015), Nov 8, 1991: Piper PA-14 (N4285H), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL DURING FINAL APPROACH WHEN HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED TO TRYING TO OPERATE THE VERNIER THROTTLE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE…

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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