# Incident 19870717072669I: Piper PA32300, Ekwok, AK, July 17, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1987, 20:30 local time
- Place: Ekwok, AK
- Airport: Ekwok
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ELPA
- Location: 59.3568° N, 157.4711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EKWOK (KEK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3568&lon=-157.4711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4143W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4143W-2022-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 30 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870717072669I

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AFTER ENCOUNTERING A DOWNDRAFT.

## Other reports on N4143W (1)

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

- [Accident 19840524023121A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840524023121A), May 24, 1984: Piper PA32260 (N4143W), Nunavachak Beac, AK, Substantial damage. Collided with a citabria N2677Z shortly after liftoff. The citabria was taxiing onto the beach takeoff area.

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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