# Accident 20210723011379A: Piper PA-14, Anchorage, AK, July 23, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2021, 12:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lhd Seaplane Base
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1814° N, 149.9721° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1814&lon=-149.9721&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4206H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4206H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (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-14
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210723011379A

## Narrative

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

IN CRUISE FLIGHT AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE RUDDER POST BROKE JUST ABOVE THE TOP HINGE.  THE UPPER PART OF THE RUDDER FOLDED OVER TO A POINT JUST ABOVE THE TAIL BRACE WIRES.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE PITCH AND LAND THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY.

## 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 ANC21LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA064), Jul 23, 2021: Piper PA-14 (N4206H), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue fracture of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) 1025 carbon steel rudder post, which resulted in structural failure of the rudder. Contributing to the fatigue failure was the…

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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