# Accident 19810319011369A: Piper PA32*, Nuiqsut, AK, March 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Nuiqsut, AK
- Airport: Nuiqsut Herc
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 70.2105° N, 151.0250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nuiqsut, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.2105&lon=-151.0250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3644W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3644W-1982-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 5,300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810319011369A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC81FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA032), Mar 19, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N3644W), Nuiqsut, AK, destroyed

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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