# Accident 20140810015259A: Piper PA-24-250, Big Lake, AK, August 10, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2014, 02:50 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Airport: Big Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.3239° N, 149.4900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3239&lon=-149.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5158P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140810015259A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MISSED INITIAL APPROACH INTO BGQ (BIG LAKE AIRPORT) AND CIRCLED TO LAND ON THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT APPROACHED LOW, STRIKING TREES AND CRASHING ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND FATALLY INJURING THE PILOT.  THE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 ANC14FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14FA062), Aug 10, 2014: Piper PA-24-250 (N5158P), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's impairment due to alcohol consumption, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from trees.

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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