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ANC88LA079

1988-06-30 · HOOPER BAY, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport HPB

Current FAA registration · N15268

Make / Model
PIPER PA-32-300
Year of manufacture
1972 · 16 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19721024
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0D4E8

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE COMMERCIALLY CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN WINDS ESTIMATED AS 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 40. HE REPORTEDLY HIT A DOWNDRAFT JUST PIROR TO LANDING AND HAD A HARDER THAN NORMAL TOUCHDOWN. DURING THE LATER STAGES OF THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LEG COLLAPSED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_ANC88LA079.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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