# NTSB ANC71AA033: Piper PA-32, N4035W, Chignik, AK, December 16, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1970
- Place: Chignik, AK · CHIGNIK, AK
- Location: 56.2956° N, 158.3877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chignik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.2956&lon=-158.3877&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159374
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71AA033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71AA033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1709  70/12/16   CHIGNIK,ALAS        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1100                    N4035W              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            263 TOTAL HOURS, 181 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHIGNIK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT HEIDEN,ALAS            CHIGNIK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- R GR STRUCK DEEP WASHOUT AT RWY EDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4035W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4035W-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 3240059, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chignik

## Other investigations on N4035W (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN74FTC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTC06), Aug 3, 1973: Piper PA-32 (N4035W), Savery, WY, destroyed
- [NTSB ANC70AA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70AA093), Jun 2, 1970: Piper PA-32 (N4035W), Peterson Pt, AK, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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