# NTSB ANC68F0108: Piper PA-28, N9091J, Anchorage, AK, April 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1968
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68F0108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68F0108

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0861   68/4/4    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1405                    N9091J              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- INADVERTENTLY ALIGNED ACFT WITH MEDIAN BETWEEN RWNY AND TAXIWAY.COMPLETED GO.AROUND AND LANDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9091J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9091J-1972-11-22), registration cancelled 1972-11-22, S/N 28-3129 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Merrill

## Other investigations on N9091J (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 MIA73OKT07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73OKT07), Jul 10, 1972: Piper PA-28 (N9091J), Spanish Wells, Burkina Faso, 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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