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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-301 · Portage Creek, AK · July 11, 1994

Date: July 11, 1994 · 12:40 local
Place: Portage Creek, AK
Airport: Portage Creek Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: PNSA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8297X
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC94FA080
Reported as: Piper PA32301
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,700 total780 in this make and model428 in the last 90 days

N8297XRegistration cancelled Oct 7, 1994 · Piper PA-32-301S/N 328006077 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-301

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What happened

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Tried depart gravel runway upgrade downwind and 400LBS over gross. Unable climb. Crash half mile off end runway.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED DEPART GRAVEL RUNWAY UPGRADE DOWNWIND AND 400LBS OVER GROSS. UNABLE CLIMB. CRASH HALF MILE OFF END RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC94FA080Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPortage Creek, AKThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation, and his failure to ensure that the airplane was within its gross weight and center-of-gravity limits, which resulted in an inability to obtain sufficient airspeed for sustained flight and a resultant…Jul 11, 1994 · Substantial damage