# NTSB ANC72FAA03: Piper PA-20, N1506A, Fort Yukon, AK, July 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1971
- Place: Fort Yukon, AK · FORT YUKON, AK
- Location: 66.5818° N, 145.2489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Yukon, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.5818&lon=-145.2489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162120
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72FAA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72FAA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2754  71/7/20    FORT YUKON,ALAS     PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 286
        TIME - 0900                    N1506A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT YUKON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT YUKON,ALAS             CIRCLE CITY,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- CRZ FLT-ACFT PITCHED DWN-UP WITHOUT CTL FROM PLT.OSCILLATIONS CONT,UN PREVENT ACFT DSCNT BLO TREES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1506A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1506A-1972-06-02), registration cancelled 1972-06-02, S/N 20-693 (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: Fort Yukon

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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