# Incident 19820601037099I: Piper PA22, Tyonek, AK, June 1, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1982
- Place: Tyonek, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.0681° N, 151.1369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tyonek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0681&lon=-151.1369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3438A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3438A-1991-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 15 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820601037099I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SOFT SAND AND OVERTURNED ON ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM A SANDBAR.

## Other reports on N3438A (2)

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

- [Accident 19860428014529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860428014529A), Apr 28, 1986: Piper PA22135 (N3438A), Chugiak, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft impacted a glacier during low level operations. Pilot reported a severe downdraft.
- [Accident 19761001032109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761001032109A), Oct 1, 1976: Piper PA22 (N3438A), Coral, MI, Substantial damage

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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