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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA32RT300 · Elim, AK · June 4, 1973

Date
June 4, 1973
Place
Elim, AK
Airport
Elim
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8903N
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC73AA049
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total305 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Became airborne & settled into grnd twice. Ran into brush. Over max gross wt 1339 lbs. Wind calm.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME AIRBORNE & SETTLED INTO GRND TWICE.RAN INTO BRUSH.OVER MAX GROSS WT 1339 LBS.WIND CALM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.