# NTSB ANC76AA143: Piper PA-32, N4236T, King Salmon, AK, September 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1976
- Place: King Salmon, AK · KING SALMON, AK
- Location: 58.6883° N, 156.6614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King Salmon, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6883&lon=-156.6614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA143
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA143

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4236T-1976-12-28), registration cancelled 1976-12-28, S/N 32-7240049, built 1971 (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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760924039859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760924039859A), Sep 24, 1976: Piper PA32300, King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. Tkof frm 450YD sand dune. Un stop,ran off end.

## Other investigations on N4236T (2)

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 ANC75AA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA088), Jun 3, 1975: Piper PA-32 (N4236T), Pilot Point, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC74AA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA042), Oct 30, 1973: Piper PA-32 (N4236T), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage

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.

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