19870214003269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Beluga, AK · February 14, 1987

Date
February 14, 1987 · 18:30 local
Place
Beluga, AK
Airport
Beluga
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ELNA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6970J
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC87LA039
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360E
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,275 total952 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Struck a moose on takeoff. Damaged wing and ruptured fuel tank. Flew back to base with known equipment deficiency.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A MOOSE ON TAKEOFF.DAMAGED WING AND RUPTURED FUEL TANK. FLEW BACK TO BASE WITH KNOWN EQUIPMENT DEFICIENCY.

NTSB investigation

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