# NTSB UNK64X0382: Piper PA22, N3319A, Aleknacik, AK, January 27, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1964
- Place: Aleknacik, AK · ALEKNACIK, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185692
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0382
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0382

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0259  64/1/27    ALEKNACIK ALAS      PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N3319A              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE SKI CAUGHT IN CRUSTED SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3319A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3319A), registered now, S/N 22-1595, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (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

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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