# NTSB ANC79DA025: Piper PA-32, N8944N, Ekwok, AK, December 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1978
- Place: Ekwok, AK · EKWOK, AK
- Location: 59.3495° N, 157.4865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ekwok, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3495&lon=-157.4865&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138055
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DA025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4305  78/12/18   EKWOK,AK            PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 5020
        TIME - 1400                    N8944N              PX-  0  0  6  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 457 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EKWOK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DILLINGHAM,AK               RETURN                       EKWOK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- MAGNETO VENTED CAP MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8944N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8944N-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 32-40745, built 1969 (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: Ekwok

## 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 19781218044989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781218044989A), Dec 18, 1978: Cessna 180J, AK, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8944N (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 LAX71FUA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUA12), Aug 8, 1970: Piper PA-32 (N8944N), Sj Capstrno, CA, 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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