# Accident 19820523019549A: Piper PA28140, Portage Creek, AK, May 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1982, 20:00 local time
- Place: Portage Creek, AK
- Airport: Portage Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8195° N, 157.8592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8195&lon=-157.8592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55038, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55038-2000-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 451 total, 114 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820523019549A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON INTIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. POSSIBLE DOWNDRAFT AND OVER GROSS WEIGHT, PILOT MISJUDGMENT.

## 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 ANC82DA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA041), May 24, 1982: Piper PA-28-140 (N55038), Portage Creek, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N55038 (1)

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

- [Accident 19980902022579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980902022579A), Sep 2, 1998: Piper PA28140 (N55038), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed dvt for a sightseeing flight. On approach to dvt engine began to lose power. Pilot reported that he was running off rt tank then switched…

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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