# NTSB ANC80FA066: Piper PA-23, N5537Y, False Pass, AK, July 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1980
- Place: False Pass, AK · FALSE PASS, AK
- Location: 54.8724° N, 163.3343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of False Pass, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=54.8724&lon=-163.3343&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136424
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80FA066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3222  80/7/11    FALSE PASS,AK       PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1545                    N5537Y              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            39, 14000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALSE PASS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FALSE PASS,AK               COLD BAY,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PHASE-STEEP TURN. MAIL FLIGHT. CPNY FLT PLN. WND GSTG 25KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5537Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5537Y-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 272636 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: False Pass

## 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 19800711026419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800711026419A), Jul 11, 1980: Piper PA23250, False Pass, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot executed right and left vertical banks at 100 feet altitude after takeoff. Stalled in vertical bank.

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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