# NTSB ANC73DAA15: Piper PA-16, N5205H, Granite Mt, AK, October 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1972
- Place: Granite Mt, AK · GRANITE MT, AK
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169025
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73DAA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2937  72/10/22   GRANITE MT,ALAS     PIPER PA-16         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 372
        TIME - 1430                    N5205H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  GRANITE MT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRANITE MT,ALAS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5205H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5205H-2012-12-11), registration cancelled 2012-12-11, S/N 16-8, 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 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport:  Granite Mt

## Other investigations on N5205H (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 ANC73AA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA044), Apr 24, 1973: Piper PA-16 (N5205H), Pilot Point, AK, 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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