# Accident 19810811089789A: Piper PA32R301, Skagway, AK, August 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1981, 19:15 local time
- Place: Skagway, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 59.4605° N, 135.2832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skagway, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4605&lon=-135.2832&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8224Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 1,558 total, 0 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810811089789A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING IMPACTED A BOULDER WHILE EXITING MOUTH OF 3000 FOOT DEEP CANYON.

## 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 ANC81FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA095), Aug 11, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N8224Q), Skagway, AK, destroyed, 6 fatal

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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