# NTSB ANC69D0079: Piper PA-32, N4021W, Sand Point, AK, November 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1968
- Place: Sand Point, AK · SAND POINT, AK
- Location: 55.3145° N, 160.4856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sand Point, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3145&lon=-160.4856&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69D0079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4132   68/11/1   SAND POINT,ALAS     PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 47,
        TIME - 1600                    N4021W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  10 TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAND POINT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PLT ADMITTED HE WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4021W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4021W), registered now, S/N 32-40031, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sand Point

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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