# NTSB ANC70F0018: Piper PA-14, N4221H, Barrow, AK, March 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1969
- Place: Barrow, AK · BARROW, AK
- Location: 71.2644° N, 156.7537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utqiaġvik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2644&lon=-156.7537&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185166
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70F0018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70F0018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2329  69/3/11  NR.BARROW,ALAS        PIPER PA-14         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 586
        TIME - 1400                    N4221H              PX-  0  1  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 289 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 3/12/69.CIRCLNG LOW OVR POLAR BEAR,FULL FLAPS,HIT OWN PROP WASH.CRASHED ON ICE PACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4221H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4221H-1971-04-19), registration cancelled 1971-04-19, S/N 14-24, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-14
- Registry model: [Piper PA-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (registry code 7101402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N4221H (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 ANC68F0077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68F0077), Sep 4, 1967: Piper PA-14 (N4221H), Skwentna, 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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