# NTSB ANC80DAG76: Piper PA-22, N4752A, Seldovia, AK, July 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1980
- Place: Seldovia, AK · SELDOVIA, AK
- Location: 59.4395° N, 151.7104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seldovia, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4395&lon=-151.7104&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129642
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAG76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG76

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2178  80/7/13    SELDOVIA,AK         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 541
        TIME - 0900                    N4752A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 269 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SELDOVIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOMER,AK                    SELDOVIA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- BRAKE FLUID VERY DARK RED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4752A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4752A-2005-01-31), registration cancelled 2005-01-31, S/N 22-3897, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22S-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22s-150) (registry code 7102212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Seldovia

## 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 19800713041239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800713041239A), Jul 13, 1980: Piper PA22S150, Seldovia, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot landed fast & high. Was going to overshoot runway, so he tried to ground-loop aircraft. Flipped inverted.

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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