# Accident 20190804013339A: Piper PA-22-150, Girdwood, AK, August 4, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2019, 16:14 local time
- Place: Girdwood, AK
- Airport: Girdwood
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.0369° N, 149.0453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0369&lon=-149.0453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7402D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7402D-2022-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC19FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190804013339A

## Narrative

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

A PA-22 AIRCRAFT (N7402D) IMPACTED TERRAIN AT AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 5600 FT. ON GOAT MOUNTAIN IN THE VICINITY OF GIRDWOOD ALASKA FATALLY INJURING ALL 4 PERSONS ON BOARD. THE INITIAL IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY 10-15 FEET BELOW THE PEAK OF THE TERRAIN, THEN SLID DOWN THE STEEP ROCKY FACE APPROX. 80-90 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A SMALL NOTCH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DURING THE INITIAL EXPLOSION AND RESULTING POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 ANC19FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19FA042), Aug 5, 2019: Piper PA22-150 (N7402D), Girdwood, AK, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain due to his impairment from alcohol consumption.

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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