# NTSB ANC70AA093: Piper PA-32, N4035W, Peterson Pt, AK, June 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1970
- Place: Peterson Pt, AK · PETERSON PT, AK
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126865
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70AA093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70AA093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1046   70/6/2    PETERSON PT,ALAS    PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 591
        TIME - 1000                    N4035W              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 87 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSON POINT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KING SALMON,ALAS            PETERSON PT,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- LND SHORT OF SMOOTH PART OF STRIP. APCH END ROUGH DUE RUTS FROM VEHICLES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4035W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4035W-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 3240059, 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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Peterson Point

## Other investigations on N4035W (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 DEN74FTC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTC06), Aug 3, 1973: Piper PA-32 (N4035W), Savery, WY, destroyed
- [NTSB ANC71AA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71AA033), Dec 16, 1970: Piper PA-32 (N4035W), Chignik, 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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