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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA32* · Nuiqsut, AK · March 19, 1981

Date
March 19, 1981 · 18:00 local
Place
Nuiqsut, AK
Airport
Nuiqsut Herc
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3644W
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC81FA032
Reported as
Piper PA32*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,300 total5,300 in this make and model25 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.

Wing struck river bank turning final for landing on snow covered strip. Visibility near zero in snow shower.

As the FAA filed it

WING STRUCK RIVER BANK TURNING FINAL FOR LANDING ON SNOW COVERED STRIP. VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO IN SNOW SHOWER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.