# Accident 19851116059609A: Piper PA32300, Quinhagak, AK, November 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1985, 19:20 local time
- Place: Quinhagak, AK
- Airport: Quinhagak
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 59.7400° N, 161.8904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7400&lon=-161.8904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74DJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 65 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851116059609A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE WHILE FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE. STRUCK TUNDRA BEFORE CONTROL REGAINED. UNQUALIFIED PILOT.

## 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 ANC86FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86FA009), Nov 16, 1985: Piper PA-32-300 (N74DJ), Quinhagak, AK, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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