ANC76AA143

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · King Salmon, AK · September 24, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 24, 1976
Place
King Salmon, AK · KING SALMON, AK
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N4236TPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report October 26, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760924039859A
Case key
149791

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2615  76/9/24  NR.KING SALMON,AK     PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 3050
        TIME - 1800                    N4236T              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 553 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FIELD SITE                  KING SALMON,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        REMARKS- TKOF FRM 450YD SAND DUNE.UN STOP,RAN OFF END.

Aircraft

Registration
N4236T
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N4236T · 2

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