# Accident 20020813023179A: Piper PA32260, Reddevil, AK, August 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Reddevil, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7878° N, 157.3481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7878&lon=-157.3481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3853W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3853W-2012-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020813023179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 13, 2002, ABOUT 1600 HOURS ALASKA TIME, A PIPER, PA 32-260, N3853W, SUSTAINED A POWER LOSS DURING DEPARTURE FROM THE RED DEVIL AIRPORT RESULTIN IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE FORCED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE CROSSWIND LEG TURNING DOWN WIND WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT MAKING POWER. THE WEATHER WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) AND NOT CONSIDERED A FACTOR. WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE 5 KNOTS AT 230 DEGREES.

## 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 ANC02LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA095), Aug 14, 2002: Piper PA-32-260 (N3853W), Red Devil, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for an undetermined reason during the initial climb after takeoff that resulted in a collision with trees. A contributing factor in the accident was rising terrain…

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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