# Accident 20130909019039A: Piper PA-32-260, Yakutat, AK, September 9, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2013, 16:00 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.5033° N, 139.6603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5033&lon=-139.6603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3705W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3705W-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FAMS2) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130909019039A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WENT MISSING DURING FLIGHT FROM YAKUTAT TO ANCHORAGE, IN THE VACINITY OF CAPE YAKATAGA.

## 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 ANC13FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FAMS2), Sep 9, 2013: Piper PA-32-260 (N3705W), Yakutat, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Undetermined because the pilot and airplane were not found.

## Other reports on N3705W (1)

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

- [Accident 19790103000169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790103000169A), Jan 3, 1979: Piper PA32260 (N3705W), Cross City, FL, Substantial damage. Engine stopped due to magneto failure. Aircraft struck a tree during a forced 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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