# Accident 19960817025829A: Piper PA28140, Dillingham, AK, August 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1996, 12:00 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8209° N, 157.8598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8209&lon=-157.8598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6119W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6119W-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960817025829A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A SOFT BEACH, NOSE SANK IN SOFT SAND. DAMAGE GEAR PROP FIREWALL AND WING. STUDENT HAD A PASSENGER.

## 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 ANC96LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA132), Aug 17, 1996: Piper PA-28-140 (N6119W), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Soft terrain was a factor in the accident

## Other reports on N6119W (1)

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

- [Accident 20000412042229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000412042229A), Apr 12, 2000: Piper PA28140 (N6119W), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 12, 2000, at 1300 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 airplane, N6119W, sustained substantial damage when it crashed on chikuminuk lake at 6013N,…

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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