# NTSB ANC72FAA17: Piper PA-28, N5757U, Fairbanks, AK, September 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1971
- Place: Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164331
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72FAA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72FAA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3843  71/9/27    FAIRBANKS,ALAS      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 59, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1005                    N5757U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRBANKS INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,ALAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- FIRST SOLO STUDENT ON APCH TO RWY 1 HIT WAKE TURB OF KNOWN PROP JET DEP RWY 19.TWR WARNED PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5757U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5757U-1991-08-15), registration cancelled 1991-08-15, S/N 2826581 (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: Fairbanks Intl

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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