19811204079779A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Tuntutuliak, AK · December 4, 1981

Date
December 4, 1981 · 15:20 local
Place
Tuntutuliak, AK
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N15400
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC82FA009
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,026 total70 in this make and model201 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine failed during takeoff and crash occurred during forced landing on frozen lake.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED DURING TAKEOFF AND CRASH OCCURRED DURING FORCED LANDING ON FROZEN LAKE.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N15400 · 1

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