- Date
- September 4, 1984, 19:28 local (Sep 5, 1984, 03:28 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3500APiper PA-20
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840904048839A
- Case key
- 4354
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft ran off the rwy during landing. The plt said he lost control of the acft and went on the grass for about 40 ft. the rear seat had been removed for cargo. A 6 year old boy in the back of the acft was seated on top of rope and cans ofgas at the time of the accident. The plt said he did not think that a seat was necessary for, 'we fly like that all the time, this is Alaska.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3500A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-1772
- Airframe hours
- 2,845
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Norm Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 14, 1983 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- Z22 · Willow, AK
- Airport
- MRI · Merrill, runway 33, 2,469 × 60 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 290 total · 14 in this make and model · 243 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.