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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32S300 · Ekuk, AK · June 26, 1984

Date
June 26, 1984 · 13:23 local
Place
Ekuk, AK
Airport
Ekuk
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
YUAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8941N
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC84LA105
Reported as
Piper PA32S300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,872 total108 in this make and model531 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck a water pipe after drifting off centerline and settling on takeoff. Used wrong runway for conditions.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A WATER PIPE AFTER DRIFTING OFF CENTERLINE AND SETTLING ON TAKEOFF. USED WRONG RUNWAY FOR CONDITIONS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.