# Accident 19880223003379A: Piper PA32301, Kipnuk, AK, February 23, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1988, 09:30 local time
- Place: Kipnuk, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 59.9300° N, 164.0607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9300&lon=-164.0607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8429N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8429N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1B5
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,563 total, 569 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880223003379A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO GROUND AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT BLAMED WHITE OUT. PASSENGERS REPORTED LOW CEILING AND ALL WINDOWS FOGGED UP.

## 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 ANC88LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA032), Feb 23, 1988: Piper PA-32-300 (N8429N), Kipnuk, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8429N (2)

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

- [Incident 19870531023049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870531023049I), May 31, 1987: Piper PA32301 (N8429N), Bethel, AK. Nose baggage door popped open at liftoff. Aborted on remaining runway. Secured door and departed.
- [Accident 19830117006379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830117006379A), Jan 17, 1983: Piper PA32301 (N8429N), Nondalton, AK, Substantial damage. Left brake failed. Pilot steered aircraft off side of runway. Struck obstruction during landing rollout.

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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