# Accident 19870214003269A: Piper PA34200T, Beluga, AK, February 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1987, 18:30 local time
- Place: Beluga, AK
- Airport: Beluga
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ELNA
- Location: 53.9004° N, 166.4010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=53.9004&lon=-166.4010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6970J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6970J-2013-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,275 total, 952 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870214003269A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC87LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA039), Feb 14, 1987: Piper PA-34 (N6970J), Tyonek, 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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