# NTSB UNK64X1208: Piper PA20, N7699K, King Cove, AK, April 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1964
- Place: King Cove, AK · KING COVE, AK
- Location: 55.0837° N, 162.3214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King Cove, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.0837&lon=-162.3214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184650
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1208
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1208

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0847   64/4/7    KING COVE ALAS      PIPER PA20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 401
        TIME - 1415                    N7699K              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 235 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7699K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7699K-2017-07-18), registration cancelled 2017-07-18, S/N 20-520, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7699K (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 ANC03LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA079), Jul 15, 2003: Piper PA-20 (N7699K), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane's collision with a ditch, and the collapse of the main landing gear.

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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