# NTSB ANC65A0043: Piper PA-20, N7362K, L.Clark Pass, AK, March 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1965
- Place: L.Clark Pass, AK · L.CLARK PASS, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179853
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC65A0043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC65A0043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0178  65/3/21    L.CLARK PASS ALAS   PIPER PA-20         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 1275
        TIME - 1400                    N7362K              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-FAILED TO USE ANAILABLE TAKEOFF DISTANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF FROM GLACIER BEING MADE -SNOW COVER WET
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7362K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7362K-1965-06-23), registration cancelled 1965-06-23, S/N 20273 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20-115](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-115) (registry code 7102006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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