# Accident 19960803021049A: Piper PA32300, Tuntutuliak, AK, August 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1996, 13:05 local time
- Place: Tuntutuliak, AK
- Airport: Tuntutuliak Airport
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KUSA
- Location: 60.4093° N, 162.6510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4093&lon=-162.6510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4170R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4170R-1999-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,734 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960803021049A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A CARGO HANDLER WHILE TAXIING FROM RAMP. WAS LOOKING LEFT IN LEFT TURN. FAILED TO LOOK BOTH WAYS.

## 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 ANC96LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA117), Aug 3, 1996: Piper PA-32-300 (N4170R), Tuntutuliak, AK, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout.

## Other reports on N4170R (1)

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

- [Accident 19970824023329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970824023329A), Aug 24, 1997: Piper PA32300 (N4170R), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Tried return but landed short. Had departed fuel sector on empty tip tank. Mains full.

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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