# Accident 19810214003909A: Piper PA28*, Anchorage, AK, February 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1981, 16:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6184W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6184W-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 44 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810214003909A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK RUTTED ICE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. OVER-CONTROLLED RUDDER. RAN OFF RUNWAY, HIT TAXIWAY LIGHT.

## 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 ANC81DAG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG25), Feb 14, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N6184W), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6184W (2)

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

- [Accident 19810901053919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810901053919A), Sep 1, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N6184W), Seldovia, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot claims downdraft off end of runway caused aircraft to crash short of runway during landing.
- [Incident 19780526040499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780526040499I), May 26, 1978: Piper PA28/ (N6184W), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Nose wheel contacted runnway first on landing attempt.

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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