# Accident 19880518015479A: Piper PA32301, Port Heiden, AK, May 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1988, 14:00 local time
- Place: Port Heiden, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PNSA
- Location: 56.9592° N, 158.5807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9592&lon=-158.5807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8259V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8259V-2010-05-04) (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 IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880518015479A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF TOO LATE AFTER POOR ACCELERATION. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO DIRT BANK.SUSPECT AIRCRAFT OVERLOADED.

## 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 ANC88LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA061), May 18, 1988: Piper PA-32-301 (N8259V), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8259V (4)

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

- [Incident 20061228027699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061228027699I), Dec 28, 2006: Piper PA32301 (N8259V), King Salmon, AK. (-23) According to written statement provided by the airman, upon landing on the remaining 3000 feet of runway 29 at King Salmon Airport, the braking report…
- [Incident 19970414028879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970414028879I), Apr 14, 1997: Piper PA32301 (N8259V), Kongiganak, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot ran over boxes of supplies. Continued flight attempted to cover up incident. [privacy data omitted]
- [Incident 19910507037759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910507037759I), May 7, 1991: Piper PA32301 (N8259V), Cape Peirce, AK, Minor damage. While aircraft being repositioned for takeoff the nose wheel fell in hole on beach airstrip.
- [Incident 19880430042269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880430042269I), Apr 30, 1988: Piper PA32301 (N8259V), Levelock, AK, Minor damage. While taxiing around large mud puddle on way to park, right wing tip struck a runway marker causing minor 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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