# NTSB ANC71DAG72: Piper PA-16, N5713H, Palmer, AK, March 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1971
- Place: Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160661
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71DAG72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0837  71/3/13    PALMER,ALAS         PIPER PA-16         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 320
        TIME - 1230                    N5713H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FINGER LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIRCHWOOD,ALAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- ACFT SKI EQUIPPED.SEAPLANE BASE WITH FROZEN SURFACE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5713H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5713H-2020-08-31), registration cancelled 2020-08-31, S/N 16-325, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Registry model: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602) (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
- Airport: Finger Lake

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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