# NTSB ANC77DAG93: Piper PA-20, N7357K, Anchorage, AK, August 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145826
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAG93
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG93

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2673  77/8/15    ANCHORAGE,AK        PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 195
        TIME - 0955                    N7357K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- 2ND FLT IN ACFT.WING,ELEV DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7357K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7357K-2015-05-15), registration cancelled 2015-05-15, S/N 20-265, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Merrill Field

## 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 19770815026819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770815026819A), Aug 15, 1977: Piper PA20, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. 2Nd flt in acft. Wing,elev dmgd.

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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