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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-16 · Iliamna, AK · March 13, 1997

Date
March 13, 1997 · 13:00 local
Place
Iliamna, AK
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5326H
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC97LA034
Reported as
Piper PA16
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
545 total540 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Game hunting survey. Landed on frozen lake. Leveled off high. Stalled onto frozen surface. Impact damaged wing.

As the FAA filed it

GAME HUNTING SURVEY. LANDED ON FROZEN LAKE. LEVELED OFF HIGH. STALLED ONTO FROZEN SURFACE. IMPACT DAMAGED WING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.