# NTSB ANC77DA029: Piper PA-32, N15364, New Tok, AK, February 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1977
- Place: New Tok, AK · NEW TOK, AK
- Location: 60.9385° N, 164.6484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newtok, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9385&lon=-164.6484&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156815
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DA029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0156  77/2/15    NEW TOK,AK          PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2983
        TIME - 1130                    N15364              PX-  0  1  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHEVAK,AK                   NIGHTMUTE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15364](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15364-1980-07-19), registration cancelled 1980-07-19, S/N 32-7340040 (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)
- 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 19770215003789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770215003789A), Feb 15, 1977: Piper PA32300, New Tok, AK, Substantial damage. Wind gusts to 20 knots

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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