# Accident 19840626068219A: Piper PA32S300, Ekuk, AK, June 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1984, 13:23 local time
- Place: Ekuk, AK
- Airport: Ekuk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YUAA
- Location: 55.9195° N, 159.4904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9195&lon=-159.4904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8941N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32S300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,872 total, 108 in this make and model, 531 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840626068219A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC84LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA105), Jun 27, 1984: Piper PA-32-300 (N8941N), Ekuk, 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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