# NTSB ANC25LA094: Piper PA-28-180, N7771N, Chicken, AK, August 24, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: August 24, 2025, 08:20 local (16:20 UTC)
- Place: Chicken, AK
- Coordinates: 64.07567, -141.96029
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.0757&lon=-141.9603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 200861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC25LA094
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200861/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA094

## Preliminary report

On August 24, 2025, about 0820 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-28-180 airplane, N7771N, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Chicken, Alaska. The pilot and one passenger sustained minor injuries; the second passenger was uninjured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot, during climb-out following a low pass to inspect the gravel runway at Chicken Airport, the engine experienced a partial loss of power accompanied by a vibration. The airplane subsequently impacted terrain approximately half a mile northwest of the airfield, resulting in substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. The wreckage will be recovered to a secure facility, and a detailed NTSB examination is pending.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-180, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md?model=7102808), [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7771N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7771N), registered now, S/N 28-5218 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-5218
- Year built: 1969
- Airframe hours: 5375.87
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 2, 2024
- Departed: 6K8, Tok Junction, AK
- Destination: CKX, Chicken, AK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: CKX, Chicken, runway 31, 2,500 × 60 ft, gravel
- Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Satellite tracking device

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 120° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 8,500 ft overcast
- Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 29.89 inHg
- Observed at: PAEG, 47 nm away
- METAR: PAEG 241553Z AUTO 12007KT 10SM SCT070 OVC085 14/10 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP121 T01390100 TSNO $

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20250824014519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250824014519A), Aug 24, 2025: Piper PA-28-180, Chicken, AK, Substantial damage. On August 24th at approximately 7:30AM [privacy data omitted] arrived at Chicken, Alaska airport. Upon arrival, pilot joined the downwind for rwy 31 and…

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.

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