# NTSB ANC79DA012: Piper PA-32, N4043R, Lime Village, AK, October 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1978
- Place: Lime Village, AK · LIME VILLAGE, AK
- Location: 61.3564° N, 155.4356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lime Village, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3564&lon=-155.4356&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138100
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DA012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA012

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4244  78/10/30   LIME VILLAGE,AK     PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 750
        TIME - 1630                    N4043R              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIME VILLAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCGRATH,AK                  LIME VILLAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- APCH TO RIVER GRAVEL BAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4043R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4043R-2014-10-06), registration cancelled 2014-10-06, S/N 32-40340, built 1968 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lime Village

## 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 19781030044049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781030044049A), Oct 30, 1978: Piper PA32300, Lime Village, AK, Substantial damage. Approach to river gravel bar.

## Other investigations on N4043R (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 ANC81DAG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG22), Jan 30, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N4043R), Iliamna, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.