# NTSB ANC81DAG04: Piper PA-22, N7059B, Tulakes, AK, October 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1980
- Place: Tulakes, AK · TULAKES, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127870
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DAG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3110  80/10/11 NR.TULAKES,AK         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1517
        TIME - 1214                    N7059B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1275 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TULAKES,AK                   ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- ABANDONED,UNIMPROVED STRIP WITH RUTS.ENCTRD RUT LEADING TO EDGE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7059B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7059B-1983-10-21), registration cancelled 1983-10-21, S/N 22-4315 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## 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 19801011049769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801011049769A), Oct 11, 1980: Piper PA22150, Tulakes, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to take off on abandoned snow-covered strip. Hit rut, veered into deeper snow, flipped over.

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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