# Accident 19991011046669A: Piper PA31350, Anchorage, AK, October 11, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1999, 13:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: STZA
- Location: 60.3191° N, 150.7893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3191&lon=-150.7893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74923, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74923-2004-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991011046669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ANCHORAGE FOR SEWARD, JUST EAST OF SKILAK LAKE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2500' AIRCRAFT SHUDDERED AND PILOT HEARD MUFFLED THUD. PILOT LOOKED AROUND AND NOTICED BLOOD AND DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGE OF RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. PILOT TURNED AIRCRAFT AROUND AND RETURNED TO ANCHORAGE.

## 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 ANC00LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA004), Oct 11, 1999: Piper PA-31 (N74923), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird.

## Other reports on N74923 (4)

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

- [Incident 19910602062939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910602062939I), Jun 2, 1991: Piper PA31350 (N74923), Roanoke, TX, Minor damage. Due to wind change pilot changed approach to new runway. Forgot to lower gear and landed gear up.
- [Incident 19801112080719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801112080719I), Nov 12, 1980: Piper PA31350 (N74923), Albany, NY, Minor damage. Nose gear unsafe light, nose gear collapsed after landing. Cause was a broken idler rod.
- [Incident 19790915049119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790915049119I), Sep 15, 1979: Piper PA31350 (N74923), Albany, NY, Minor damage. Tire blew just before assuming takoff position, then brake "o" ring failed from quick, hard application.
- [Incident 19780911016809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780911016809I), Sep 11, 1978: Piper PA31350 (N74923), Albany, NY. Engine shutdown due to oil leak, found bad push rod seals and springs.

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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