# Accident 19940528025179A: Piper STCPA20, Anchorage, AK, May 28, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1994, 14:35 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 70.0999° N, 149.8701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.0999&lon=-149.8701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6174D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6174D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA20
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940528025179A

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK A CHAIN LINK FENCE. ENGINE HAD SWALLOWED A VALVE.

## 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 ANC94LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA061), May 28, 1994: Piper PA-20 (N6174D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF AN EXHAUST VALVE. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N6174D (3)

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

- [Accident 20050228002589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050228002589A), Feb 28, 2005: Piper PA22150 (N6174D), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft touched down and rolled out uneventfully. While taxiing, pilot turned to the right, a wing gust began to lift the right wing, pilot moved stick…
- [Incident 19870411029799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870411029799I), Apr 11, 1987: Piper PA22150 (N6174D), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Left gear damaged while departing rough frozen lake, gear collapsed on landing at destination airport.
- [Accident 19800319006639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800319006639A), Mar 19, 1980: Piper PA22150 (N6174D), Register, GA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Smoky exhaust. Flipped over in cornfield. Carb heat on. Rag in air intake.

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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