# Accident 19911208060419A: Piper PA38112, Talkeetna, AK, December 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1991, 13:43 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: INXA
- Location: 62.4491° N, 149.7896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4491&lon=-149.7896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9765T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9765T-2013-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 91 total, 82 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911208060419A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON LIFTOFF. APPEARS LEFT WHEEL STRUCK SNOWBANK. ABORTED SLID INTO DITCH.

## 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 ANC92LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA026), Dec 8, 1991: Piper PA-38 (N9765T), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE FOLLOWING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF…

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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