# Accident 20130519009859A: Piper PA-16, Juneau, AK, May 19, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2013, 07:30 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.4097° N, 134.8525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.4097&lon=-134.8525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5372H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5372H-2015-05-15) (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 PA-16
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130519009859A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER FOR UNKNOWN REASON ON CLIMB OUT

AIRCRAFT SANK TO THE BOTTOM OF OCEAN AND IS UNRECOVERABLE

## 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 ANC13LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA048), May 19, 2013: Piper PA-16 (N5372H), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to the inability to recover the airplane.

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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