# NTSB ANC74AA039: Piper PA-32, N4074R, Ugashik, AK, October 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1973
- Place: Ugashik, AK · UGASHIK, AK
- Location: 57.5131° N, 157.3975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ugashik, AK, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.5131&lon=-157.3975&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201614
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA039-201614

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2943   73/10/8   UGASHIK,ALAS        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 981
        TIME - 1645                    N4074R              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UGASHIK NO.1
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KING SALMON,ALAS            UGASHIK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           40                                                      280
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- MOD TURB IN RW,GUSTS TO 30KTS.T/D SHRT OF RWY.RWY LOWER THAN SURROUNDING TERRAIN.L GR SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4074R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4074R-2009-05-18), registration cancelled 2009-05-18, S/N 32-40386, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ugashik No.1

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731008037749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731008037749A), Oct 8, 1973: Piper PA32300, Ugashik, AK, Substantial damage. Mod turb in rw,gusts to 30KTS.t/d shrt of rwy. Rwy lower than surrounding terrain.l gr separated.

## Other investigations on N4074R (2)

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 ANC77DA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA056), Jul 8, 1977: Piper PA-32 (N4074R), Egegik, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC73AA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA034), Nov 19, 1972: Piper PA-32 (N4074R), Pilot Point, AK, substantial damage

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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