58.6883° N, 156.6614° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of King Salmon, AK, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 22, 1979 · 15:00 local
Place
King Salmon, AK
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
YUA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N54265
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,840 total510 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.
Right gear piston and strut assy separated, held by brake line, banged flap and aileron, broke away and hit tail
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT GEAR PISTON AND STRUT ASSY SEPARATED, HELD BY BRAKE LINE, BANGED FLAP AND AILERON, BROKE AWAY AND HIT TAIL