# NTSB ANC68F0077: Piper PA-14, N4221H, Skwentna, AK, September 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1967
- Place: Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68F0077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68F0077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4510   67/9/4    SKWENTNA,ALAS       PIPER PA-14         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 325
        TIME - 1600                    N4221H              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        REMARKS- LANDED ON SAND AND GRAVEL BAR. STRUCK 1 FT SAND DRIFT. PLT FAILED TO USE BRAKES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4221H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4221H-1971-04-19), registration cancelled 1971-04-19, S/N 14-24, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-14
- Registry model: [Piper PA-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (registry code 7101402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4221H (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 ANC70F0018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70F0018), Mar 11, 1969: Piper PA-14 (N4221H), Barrow, AK, 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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