# Accident 19940524012269A: Piper J5A, Lake George Str, AK, May 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1994, 11:00 local time
- Place: Lake George Str, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6193° N, 148.9807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6193&lon=-148.9807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35395, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35395-2012-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: LYC O290
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 70 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940524012269A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SMALL TREES ON TAKEOFF FROM REMOTE STRIP. HAD BENT RIGHT GEAR AND ELEVATOR LANDING. STAYED ALOFT. FLEW HOME.

## 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 ANC94LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA058), May 24, 1994: Piper J5A (N35395), Lake George, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TREES DURING TAKEOFF. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE BENT GEAR LEG.

## Other reports on N35395 (1)

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

- [Accident 20060830020019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060830020019A), Aug 30, 2006: Piper J5A (N35395), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] pilot stated that on 8/30/2006 18:40 local at 3200 MSL, 210 AGL the engine quit with no indication. Aircraft was heading for chena…

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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