# NTSB ANC75DAG41: Piper PA-16, N5233H, Port Ashton, AK, September 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1974
- Place: Port Ashton, AK · PORT ASHTON, AK
- Location: 60.0575° N, 148.0522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Ashton, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0575&lon=-148.0522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141130
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75DAG41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3038  74/9/28  NR.PORT ASHTON,ALAS   PIPER PA-16         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 180
        TIME - 1745                    N5233H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PATTON BAY,ALAS             ANCHORAGE,ALAS              PORT ASHTON,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTMPD LDG ON SHORT BEACH.HIT ABT 100 FT SHORT IN HI BRUSH & LOGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5233H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5233H-2013-04-02), registration cancelled 2013-04-02, S/N 16-38, 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: 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 19740928030669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740928030669A), Sep 28, 1974: Piper PA16, Port Ashton, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attmpd ldg on short beach. Hit abt 100 ft short in hi brush & logs.

## Other investigations on N5233H (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 ANC80FAA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FAA19), Jul 30, 1980: Piper PA-16 (N5233H), Nome, 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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