# Accident 20040522013179A: Piper PA31350, Goodnews Bay, AK, May 22, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2004, 16:05 local time
- Place: Goodnews Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 59.0967° N, 161.7167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0967&lon=-161.7167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4105D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4105D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040522013179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FOLLLOWING DEPARTURE OUT OF GNU ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULANCE IN CRUISE RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL AIRFRAME DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC04LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA059), May 23, 2004: Piper PA-31-350 (N4105D), Goodnews, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation which resulted in an in-flight encounter with severe turbulence, and his exceedence of the design stress limits resulting in overstress of the wings. A…

## Other reports on N4105D (4)

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

- [Accident 20000914038749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000914038749A), Sep 14, 2000: Piper PA31350 (N4105D), Emmonak, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 14, 2000, about 1915 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-31-350 airplane, N4105D, sustained substantial damage during landing at Emmonak,…
- [Accident 19970328003799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970328003799A), Mar 28, 1997: Piper PA31350 (N4105D), Nome, AK, Substantial damage. Experienced an engine fire on landing. (.4)the airplane was on a short final approach to land when the pilot noticed flames coming from the left engine…
- [Incident 19911025057769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911025057769I), Oct 25, 1991: Piper PA31350 (N4105D), Marthas Vineyar, MA. Fuel leak in left engine. Shut down and diverted to Vineyard haven. Fuel line had come loose.
- [Incident 19840728041129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840728041129I), Jul 28, 1984: Piper PA31350 (N4105D), Huntsville, AL, Minor damage. Failed to lower gear. Propellers hit runway. Applied aft elevator. Became airborne. Extended gear and landed.

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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