# NTSB ANC70F0028: Piper PA-20, N2636A, Anchorage, AK, August 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1969
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163370
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70F0028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70F0028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3621  69/8/18    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 0815                    N2636A              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCHORAGE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              ANCHORAGE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- FIRST SOLO IN TYPE ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2636A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2636A-2013-04-09), registration cancelled 2013-04-09, S/N 20-948, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (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: Anchorage Intl

## Other investigations on N2636A (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 ANC91DAG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91DAG01), Mar 1, 1991: Piper PA-20 (N2636A), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

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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