# Accident 19840901048679A: Piper PA24, Fairbanks, AK, September 1, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1984, 12:35 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Chandalar Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.0008° N, 146.3691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.0008&lon=-146.3691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5023P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5023P-2002-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840901048679A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LIFTOFF ON UPHILL RUNWAY AIRCRAFT DRIFTED INTO BRUSH ON SIDE OF RUNWAY.CROSSWIND MAY ALSO HAVE BEEN A FACTOR.

## 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 ANC84LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA156), Sep 2, 1984: Piper PA-24-180 (N5023P), Chandalar Lake, 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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