# NTSB ANC68A0032: Piper PA-32, N4005R, Eagle, AK, November 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1967
- Place: Eagle, AK · EAGLE, AK
- Location: 64.7813° N, 141.1978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7813&lon=-141.1978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68A0032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68A0032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4516  67/11/28   EAGLE,ALAS          PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N4005R              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 31, 2250 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            210 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FOUR INCHES OF SNOW ON RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4005R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4005R-1976-02-20), registration cancelled 1976-02-20, S/N 32-40292, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eagle

## Other investigations on N4005R (2)

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 NYC76FHD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHD14), Dec 13, 1975: Piper PA-32 (N4005R), Kennett Square, PA, destroyed
- [NTSB MKC73DCQ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCQ19), Oct 18, 1972: Piper PA-32 (N4005R), Pittsburg, KS, substantial damage

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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