# NTSB ANC70DAA07: Piper PA-22, N8757D, Bettles, AK, April 16, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1970
- Place: Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
- Location: 66.9073° N, 151.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bettles, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9073&lon=-151.5381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129732
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70DAA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70DAA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1837  70/4/16  NR.BETTLES,ALAS       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1130                    N8757D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,ALAS             BETTLES,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                      90
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           30                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LNDD N ON ROAD BORDERED BY TREES 30-40FT HIGH APRX 40FT FRM ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8757D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8757D-1970-08-21), registration cancelled 1970-08-21, S/N 22-5941, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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