# NTSB ANC77DAG73: Piper PA-16, N5965H, Anchorage, AK, June 2, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1977
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147381
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAG73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG73

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3265   77/6/2    ANCHORAGE,AK        PIPER PA-16         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 99 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N5965H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCHORAGE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIG LAKE,AK                 ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION/TRAINING OF RAMP CREWS
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        REMARKS- APT SUP PERS-LACK OF WRITTEN POLICY ON STARTING ENGINES AT GATES.PLT OTH AC-FLD CMPLY WTH TWR DRCT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5965H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5965H-2018-01-25), registration cancelled 2018-01-25, S/N 16-594, 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
- Airport: Anchorage Intl

## 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 19770602014239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770602014239A), Jun 2, 1977: Piper PA16, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Apt sup pers-lack of written policy on starting engines at gates. Plt oth ac-fld cmply wth twr drct

## Other investigations on N5965H (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 ANC13CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA109), Jun 5, 2013: Piper PA 16 (N5965H), Glennallen, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control during the initial climb after takeoff, resulting in a collision with trees.

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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