# Accident 19781030044049A: Piper PA32300, Lime Village, AK, October 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1978
- Place: Lime Village, AK
- Airport: Lime Village
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 61.3591° N, 155.4404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LIME VILLAGE (2AK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3591&lon=-155.4404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4043R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4043R-2014-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 100 in this make and model, 251 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781030044049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

APPROACH TO RIVER GRAVEL BAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 ANC79DA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA012), Oct 30, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N4043R), Lime Village, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4043R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810130002489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810130002489A), Jan 30, 1981: Piper PA32RT300 (N4043R), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Slow speed on takeoff due to slush on frozen lake. Became airborne just prior toimpact with bank on side of lake.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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