# Accident 19811204079779A: Piper PA32300, Tuntutuliak, AK, December 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1981, 15:20 local time
- Place: Tuntutuliak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 60.3431° N, 162.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuntutuliak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3431&lon=-162.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15400, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15400-1990-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,026 total, 70 in this make and model, 201 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811204079779A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC82FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FA009), Dec 4, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N15400), Tuntutuliak, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N15400 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830612024709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830612024709A), Jun 12, 1983: Piper PA32300 (N15400), Quinhagak, AK, Substantial damage. Crash occurred immediately after takeoff when engine stopped due to water in fuel.

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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