# Accident 19820825043049A: Piper PA32300, Dillingham, AK, August 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1982, 18:00 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: The Queens
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 58.8209° N, 157.8599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8209&lon=-157.8599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7989C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7989C-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,003 total, 152 in this make and model, 383 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820825043049A

## Narrative

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

LIFTOFF WAS NEAR DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. WHEELS STRUCK BUSHES. AIRPLANES WHEELS DUG INTO TUNDRA. FULL LOAD.

## 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 ANC82DA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA080), Aug 26, 1982: Piper PA-32 (N7989C), Near Dillingham, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7989C (3)

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

- [Accident 20021229034999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021229034999A), Dec 29, 2002: Piper PA32300 (N7989C), Steamboatspring, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The aircraft departed the steamboat springs (sbs) Colorado airport at approximately 1240MST on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight to canyon city,…
- [Incident 19880702051599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880702051599I), Jul 2, 1988: Piper PA32300 (N7989C), Dillingham, AK, Minor damage. Crashed while attempting to land on beach. Gear hit rock and collapsed.
- [Incident 19780713043879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780713043879I), Jul 13, 1978: Piper PA32300 (N7989C), Peterson Point, AK, Minor damage. Pilot intentionally ground looped after landing on muddy runway, to avoid overshoot.

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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