# Accident 19821126060389A: Piper PA32R300, Gustavus, AK, November 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1982, 10:20 local time
- Place: Gustavus, AK
- Airport: Gustavus
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LABA
- Location: 59.1594° N, 135.8601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.1594&lon=-135.8601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6104J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6104J-1984-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,693 total, 124 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821126060389A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKE OFF ON UNPLOWED SLUSH AND SNOW-COVERED RUNWAY.HAD TO ABORT TAKEOFF. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA83LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA025), Nov 26, 1982: Piper PA-32R-300 (N6104J), Gustavus, AK, 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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