# Accident 19840524023121A: Piper PA32260, Nunavachak Beac, AK, May 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1984, 19:00 local time
- Place: Nunavachak Beac, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ELPA
- Aircraft: N4143W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4143W-2022-09-12) (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 PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840524023121A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH A CITABRIA N2677Z SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF. THE CITABRIA WAS TAXIING ONTO THE BEACH TAKEOFF AREA.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2677Z, Bbavia 7GCBC: [Accident 19840524023122A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840524023122A)

## 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 ANC84LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA076), May 24, 1984: Piper PA-32 (N4143W), Nunavachak, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4143W (1)

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

- [Incident 19870717072669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870717072669I), Jul 17, 1987: Piper PA32300 (N4143W), Ekwok, AK, Minor damage. Landed short of the runway after encountering a downdraft.

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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