# Accident 19830311007289A: Piper PA32300, Pedro Bay, AK, March 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1983, 12:30 local time
- Place: Pedro Bay, AK
- Airport: Pedro Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 59.8592° N, 154.0301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8592&lon=-154.0301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8940N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8940N-1989-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,058 total, 522 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830311007289A

## Narrative

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

NO BRAKING ACTION AFTER LANDING ON A FROZEN LAKE. BEGAN A GO AROUND. UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES. STALLED INTO TREE TOPS.

## 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 ANC83LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA055), Mar 11, 1983: Piper PA-32-300 (N8940N), Pedro Bay, 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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