# NTSB ANC74DAA14: Piper PA-20, N1775A, Bettles, AK, September 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1973
- Place: Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
- Location: 66.9073° N, 151.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bettles, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9073&lon=-151.5381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188638
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2572  73/9/22  NR.BETTLES,ALAS       PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 665
        TIME - 1700                    N1775A              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BETTLES,ALAS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT SLCTD GRAVEL BAR FOR LNDG AREA.HUNTING MOOSE.LNDG GR HIT WATER ON ATMTD GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1775A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1775A), registered now, S/N 20-865, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730922030209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730922030209A), Sep 22, 1973: Piper PA20, Bettles, AK, Substantial damage. Plt slctd gravel bar for lndg area. Hunting moose. Lndg gr hit water on atmtd go-around.

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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