# NTSB ANC70F0004: Piper PA-28, N8803N, Auke Bay, AK, May 8, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1969
- Place: Auke Bay, AK · AUKE BAY, AK
- Location: 58.3833° N, 134.6597° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auke Bay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3833&lon=-134.6597&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178550
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70F0004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70F0004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1563   69/5/8    AUKE BAY,ALAS       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1734                    N8803N              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JUNEAU
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8803N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8803N-2013-03-11), registration cancelled 2013-03-11, S/N 28-25648, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Juneau

## Other investigations on N8803N (1)

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 SEA78FYE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYE28), Jul 6, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N8803N), Guemes Island, WA, 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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