# NTSB ANC69D0030: Piper PA-20, N7440K, Nome, AK, August 19, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1968
- Place: Nome, AK · NOME, AK
- Location: 64.5057° N, 165.4153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nome, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5057&lon=-165.4153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108868
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69D0030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2784  68/8/19    NOME,ALAS           PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 940
        TIME - 0655                    N7440K              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- PLEXIGLASS WINDSHIELD BROKE INWARDLY. SEVERAL PIECES JAMMED BETWEEN RUDDER PEDALS AND FLOORBOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7440K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7440K-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N 20-351, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7440K (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 ANC05CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA091), Jul 4, 2005: Piper PA-20 (N7440K), Nome, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in the collapse of the main landing gear, and a nose over. A factor associated with the accident was a…
- [NTSB ANC85LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA182), Sep 23, 1985: Piper PA-20 (N7440K), Feather River, AK, 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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