# Accident 19970313003089A: Piper PA16, Iliamna, AK, March 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1997, 13:00 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8494° N, 154.5599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8494&lon=-154.5599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5326H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5326H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 545 total, 540 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970313003089A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC97LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA034), Mar 13, 1997: Piper PA-16 (N5326H), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during the flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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