# Accident 19850503017119A: Piper PA32300, Bethel, AK, May 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1985, 12:30 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Seaplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 60.8094° N, 161.8508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8094&lon=-161.8508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4246T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4246T-1988-10-06) (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: 633 total, 4 in this make and model, 265 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850503017119A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF FROM SLUSHY RIVER STRIP AFTER STRIKING SNOWBANK ON DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC85LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA077), May 3, 1985: Piper PA-32 (N4246T), Bethel, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4246T (4)

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

- [Accident 19860505016239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860505016239A), May 5, 1986: Piper PA32300 (N4246T), Atmautluak, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran out of fuel and impacted the ground. Pilot failed to monitor fuel. Pilot second class medical expired.
- [Incident 19840513046019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840513046019I), May 13, 1984: Piper PA32300 (N4246T), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. Right main gear attach bolts failed on landing.
- [Accident 19821231067479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821231067479A), Dec 31, 1982: Piper PA32300 (N4246T), Nunapitchuk, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to takeoff from river ice in an area of 1100 feet. Slowed by snowdrifts, mushed into brush on shoreline.
- [Accident 19820129000719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820129000719A), Jan 29, 1982: Piper PA32300 (N4246T), Tuntutuliak, AK, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff on unplowed runway with 9 inches of snow. Lost control, ran off side of runway.

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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