# Accident 19830124001439A: Piper PA32300, Kasilof, AK, January 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1983, 07:40 local time
- Place: Kasilof, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.2797° N, 151.2591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2797&lon=-151.2591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4417X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4417X-2013-04-17) (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 IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830124001439A

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON INITIAL CLIMB. SETTLED TO RUNWAY. PASSENGER PUSHED ON RIGHT RUDDER. AIRPLANE HIT EMBANKMENT.

## 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 ANC83FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA037), Jan 24, 1983: Piper PA-32-300 (N4417X), Kasilof, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4417X (2)

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

- [Incident 19790318009229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790318009229I), Mar 18, 1979: Piper PA32300 (N4417X), San Francisco, CA. Zg forced landing after engine quit. Fuel selector was not positioned properly.
- [Incident 19790123003709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790123003709I), Jan 23, 1979: Piper PA32300 (N4417X), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft struck an unlit barricade during taxi.

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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