# Accident 19971111039169A: Piper PA31T3, Tyonek, AK, November 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1997, 18:00 local time
- Place: Tyonek, AK
- Airport: Beluga
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SOCA
- Location: 61.0802° N, 151.1608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0802&lon=-151.1608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N314SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N314SC-2006-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T3 (registry code 7103128, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T3
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971111039169A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH UNSEEN MOOSE ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. STOPPED ON RUNWAY. DAMAGED LEFT WING SPAR.

## 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 ANC98LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA010), Nov 11, 1997: Piper PA-31-T3 (N314SC), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An on-ground collision with an animal (moose). Factors in the accident were night VFR conditions that restricted the pilot's visual lookout, and the lack of an airport perimeter fence.

## Other reports on N314SC (1)

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

- [Incident 19920128005889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920128005889I), Jan 28, 1992: Piper PA31T3 (N314SC), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Pilot taxied into a snowbank on north side of runway after landing. Pilot had problem with blowing snow.

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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