# Incident 19821230067889I: Piper PA32260, Clear, AK, December 30, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1982, 18:15 local time
- Place: Clear, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.3003° N, 149.1332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clear Space Force Station, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.3003&lon=-149.1332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4839S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4839S-1997-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,043 total, 2,310 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821230067889I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO REMOVE ALLEN WRENCH USED AS A CONTROL LOCK. ABORTED. RAN OFF END OF ICE AND SNOW COVERED RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N4839S (1)

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

- [Accident 19940814025129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940814025129A), Aug 14, 1994: Piper PA32260 (N4839S), Kenai, AK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Crashed into alder trees and river bank. Fell partly into river. No power on impact. NR3 cylinder departed inflight

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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