# NTSB ANC69D0043: Piper PA-22, N5789Z, Bethel, AK, September 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1968
- Place: Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108173
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69D0043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3032   68/9/2  NR.BETHEL,ALAS        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 264
        TIME - 1730                    N5789Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAINY CREEK STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM SHORT UNIMPROVED STRIP COVERED WITH PATCHES OF 1 FT BRUSH. ACFT RAN INTO TUNDRA
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5789Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5789Z-2008-05-27), registration cancelled 2008-05-27, S/N 22-9633, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rainy Creek Strip

## Other investigations on N5789Z (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 ANC74DAG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG12), Jul 23, 1973: Piper PA-22 (N5789Z), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0763](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0763), Feb 29, 1964: Piper PA22 (N5789Z), Goose Bay, 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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