# NTSB ANC81DA038: Piper PA-28, N43503, Minchumina, AK, March 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1981
- Place: Minchumina, AK · MINCHUMINA, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126900
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DA038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0416  81/3/28    MINCHUMINA,AK       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 311
        TIME - 1900                    N43503              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MINCHUMINA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CLEAR AFS,AK                RETURN                       MINCHUMINA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD MAIN GEAR BROKE THRU SNW,NOSE GEAR HIT SNW MACHINE TRACKS.UNATNDD ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43503](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43503-2015-11-03), registration cancelled 2015-11-03, S/N 28-7415502, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (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: Minchumina

## 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 19810328012759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810328012759A), Mar 28, 1981: Piper PA28151, Minchumina, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on snow-covered runway. Nose wheel hit snow-ridge and collapsed.

## Other investigations on N43503 (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 ERA15LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA257), Jul 1, 2015: Piper PA28 (N43503), Galax Hillsville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while turning onto the final approach leg of the traffic pattern, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing…

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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