# NTSB ANC71DAA08: Piper PA-20, N7696K, Galena, AK, August 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1970
- Place: Galena, AK · GALENA, AK
- Location: 64.7409° N, 156.8769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galena, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7409&lon=-156.8769&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71DAA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3053   70/8/3    GALENA,ALAS         PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 111
        TIME - 1125                    N7696K              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALENA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALENA,ALAS                 FAIRBANKS,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- R QUARTERING HEAD WIND 9K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7696K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7696K-2020-12-08), registration cancelled 2020-12-08, S/N 20-518 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Galena

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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