# Accident 20060830020019A: Piper J5A, Fairbanks, AK, August 30, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2006, 18:40 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.1958° N, 146.1214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1958&lon=-146.1214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35395, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35395-2012-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 181 total, 140 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060830020019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED PILOT STATED THAT ON 8/30/2006 18:40 LOCAL AT 3200 MSL, 210 AGL THE ENGINE QUIT WITH NO INDICATION. AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING FOR CHENA HOT SPRINGS RESORT AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES TO THE NORTH OVER THE WEST FORK OF THE RIVER. PILOT INITIATED A TURN AWAY FROM THE TIMBER MAINTAINED APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AIRSPEED AND DEAD STICKED TO AN OPEN PATCH OF MUSKEG, AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON LANDING. TWO SOULS ON BOARD NO INJURIES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC06LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA129), Aug 30, 2006: Piper J5A (N35395), North Pole, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation during cruise flight, and an emergency landing.

## Other reports on N35395 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940524012269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940524012269A), May 24, 1994: Piper J5A (N35395), Lake George Str, AK, Substantial damage. Struck small trees on takeoff from remote strip. Had bent right gear and elevator landing. Stayed aloft. Flew home.

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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