# Accident 19810130002489A: Piper PA32RT300, Iliamna, AK, January 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.7568° N, 154.9111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iliamna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7568&lon=-154.9111&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 PA32RT300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 272 total, 15 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810130002489A

## Narrative

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

SLOW SPEED ON TAKEOFF DUE TO SLUSH ON FROZEN LAKE. BECAME AIRBORNE JUST PRIOR TOIMPACT WITH BANK ON SIDE OF LAKE.

## 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 ANC81DAG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG22), Jan 30, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N4043R), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4043R (1)

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

- [Accident 19781030044049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781030044049A), Oct 30, 1978: Piper PA32300 (N4043R), Lime Village, AK, Substantial damage. Approach to river gravel bar.

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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