# Accident 20190213010179A: Piper PA-32R-300, Anchorage, AK, February 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2019, 13:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SN6C
- Location: 61.3000° N, 150.5400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3000&lon=-150.5400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40449, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC19TA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19TA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190213010179A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT WAS RETURNING FROM LIME VILLAGE (2AK). ON DECENT IN THE VICINITY OF FIGURE EIGHT LAKE, N40449 ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. SUBSEQUENT AIRCRAFT INSPECTION SHOWED NO DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC19TA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19TA014), Feb 13, 2019: Piper PA32R (N40449), Anchorage, AK, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure that the passenger’s lap belt was appropriately fastened for the forecast turbulent conditions, and the passenger’s failure to tighten her lap belt appropriately, which…

## Other reports on N40449 (2)

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

- [Incident 20120517010859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120517010859I), May 17, 2012: Piper PA-32R-300 (N40449), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. PIC was on a straight in approach for runway 25 at mri, when landing gear handle was moved to select down the nose gear "down and locked" light failed to…
- [Accident 20020904024119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020904024119A), Sep 4, 2002: Piper PA32R300 (N40449), Manley Hs, AK, No damage. Y-23) [privacy data omitted] during takeoff from Manley hot Springs, the aircraft flew into a flock of geese striking one goose with the right outboard wing…

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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