# NTSB ANC70DAG08: Piper PA-20, N3404A, Glennallen, AK, March 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1970
- Place: Glennallen, AK · GLENNALLEN, AK
- Location: 62.1092° N, 145.5464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glennallen, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1092&lon=-145.5464&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 1, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70DAG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70DAG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1100   70/3/7    GLENNALLEN,ALAS     PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 404
        TIME - 1430                    N3404A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENNALLEN,ALAS             LAKE LOUISE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM SHORT FROZEN LAKE COVERED WITH 16 IN SNOW. OVER GROSS WT ABOUT 900 LBS. NO WIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3404A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3404A), registered now, S/N 20-1069, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (registry code 7102010) (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 N3404A (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 ANC07CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA004), Oct 23, 2006: Piper PA-20-135 (N3404A), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop and encounter with terrain. Factors associated with the accident were the…
- [NTSB ANC82DA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA021), Feb 26, 1982: Piper PA-20 (N3404A), Bethel, 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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