# Accident 19801017057669A: Piper PA32260, Sand Point, AK, October 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1980, 14:00 local time
- Place: Sand Point, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.3145° N, 160.4856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sand Point, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3145&lon=-160.4856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4801S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4801S-1982-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,068 total, 16 in this make and model, 215 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801017057669A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF SANDY BEACH. BRIEFLY SETTLED BACK DOWN. MAIN GEAR STRUCK INCLINE. LEFT LANDING GEAR AXLE SHEARED OFF.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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