# Accident 19941003048389A: Piper J5C, Anchorage, AK, October 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1994, 16:30 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: 61.2203° N, 149.8501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2203&lon=-149.8501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38532, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5C (registry code 7100712, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5C
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 373 total, 245 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941003048389A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. TRIED FOR ROAD BLOCKED BY AUTO. HIT WIRES. UNABLE TO FIND MECHANICAL REASON POWER LOST.

## 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 ANC95LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA001), Oct 4, 1994: Piper J5C (N38532), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE LACK OF A SUITABLE FORCED LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N38532 (1)

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

- [Accident 20100808047549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100808047549A), Aug 8, 2010: Piper J5C (N38532), Friday Creek, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot landed at an off airport unimproved airstrip which was overgrown with tall grass. He states that on landing, the aircraft bounced through a rough…

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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