# NTSB ANC71FAD04: Piper PA-28, N4306J, Yakutat, AK, September 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1970
- Place: Yakutat, AK · YAKUTAT, AK
- Location: 59.5469° N, 139.7272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakutat, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5469&lon=-139.7272&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149328
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71FAD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71FAD04

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3805  70/9/20    YAKUTAT,ALAS        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 8000
        TIME - 1130                    N7641A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YAKUTAT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YAKUTAT,ALAS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        REMARKS- HIT N4306J FRM BEHIND.RAIN ON WINSHIELD.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3805  70/9/20    YAKUTAT,ALAS        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1130                    N4306J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  25, 3100 TOTAL HOURS, 460
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YAKUTAT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YAKUTAT,ALAS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N4306J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4306J-1991-02-04), registration cancelled 1991-02-04, S/N 2822678 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Yakutat

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N7641A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7641A-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 32538, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Yakutat

## Other investigations on N4306J (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 SEA88FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA032), Dec 20, 1987: Piper PA-28-140 (N4306J), Eastsound, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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