# NTSB ANC68D0114: Piper J-5, N28290, Yakutat, AK, June 7, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1968
- Place: Yakutat, AK · YAKUTAT, AK
- Location: 59.5469° N, 139.7272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakutat, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5469&lon=-139.7272&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68D0114
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68D0114

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1436   68/6/7  NR.YAKUTAT,ALAS       PIPER J-5           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1050                    N28290              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 23, 1850 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            47 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STRUCK SAND WINDROW LNDG ON BEACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28290](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28290-1968-10-04), registration cancelled 1968-10-04, S/N 5-147 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-5
- Registry model: [Piper J5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (registry code 7100702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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