Piper PA-16 N5939H
23 June 1980 · Big Lake, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 23 June 1980 at about 14:15 local time, a Piper PA-16 registered N5939H was involved in an accident during in flight near Big Lake, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Lake, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-16
- Registration
- N5939H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Anchorage, Ak → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2177
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
POSITIVE WIRE CRIMPED BETWEEN BATTERY BOX AND LID.FIRE ORIGINATED AT BATTERY BOX.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-16 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 1980 | Piper PA-16 | Nome, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1980 | Piper PA-16 | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1979 | Piper PA-16 | Savannah, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-16 | Ten Sleep, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-16 | Waco, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1979 | Piper PA-16 | Fayette, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |