# NTSB ANC74DAG05: Piper PA-22, N3377B, Queens, AK, June 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1973
- Place: Queens, AK · QUEENS, AK
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189970
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2386  73/6/22    QUEENS,ALAS         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1430                    N3377B              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  37, 425 TOTAL HOURS, ALL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUEENS FISHERIES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DILLINGHAM,ALAS             QUEENS,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        REMARKS- HIT SAND BERM SHORT OF RWY.THRESHOLD UNMARKED.  HRSHLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3377B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3377B-1988-04-12), registration cancelled 1988-04-12, S/N 222176 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Queens Fisheries

## 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 19730622022579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730622022579A), Jun 22, 1973: Piper PA22135, Queens, AK, Substantial damage. Hit sand berm short of rwy. Threshold unmarked. Hrshld.

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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