# NTSB ANC72AA032: Piper PA-32, Galena, AK, December 22, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: December 22, 1971
- Place: Galena, AK · GALENA, AK
- Location: 64.7409° N, 156.8769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galena, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, July 5, 1972
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164907
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72AA032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72AA032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4203  71/12/22   GALENA,ALAS         PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 6500
        TIME - 1430                    N8942N              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KALAKAKET CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALENA,ALAS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- ICE ON RWY,X-WND GUSTING TO 20K.
```

## Sequence of events

- Landing-landing roll

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8942N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8942N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: KALAKAKET CREEK

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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