# NTSB ANC76AA068: Piper PA-32, N3798W, Stevens Vlg, AK, February 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1976
- Place: Stevens Vlg, AK · STEVENS VLG, AK
- Location: 66.0243° N, 149.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stevens Village, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.0243&lon=-149.0779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152597
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0042   76/2/5    STEVENS VLG,AK      PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1115                    N3798W              PX-  0  0  3  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 30, 3869 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        805 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEVENS VILLAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          STEVENS VLG,AK              FAIRBANKS,AK                 RAMPART,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- 4IN SNOW ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3798W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3798W-2018-03-13), registration cancelled 2018-03-13, S/N 32-726, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stevens Village

## 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 19760205001479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760205001479A), Feb 5, 1976: Piper PA32260, Stevens Vlg, AK, Substantial damage. 4IN snow on rwy.

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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