- Date
- May 19, 1980
- Place
- Nunavarchuk, AK · NUNAVARCHUK, AK
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2077XPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800519014819A
- Case key
- 131003
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1533 80/5/19 NUNAVARCHUK,AK PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 3450 TIME - 1400 N2077X PX- 0 0 5 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 1202 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NUNAVARCHUK BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DILLINGHAM,AK RETURN NUNAVARCHUK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LIFTED OFF FM UNPREPARED LNDG AREA,SETTLED,HIT PIPER PA-18,N7570K,PARKED BYD END OF STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2077X
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nunavarchuk Beach
N2077XRegistration cancelled Aug 9, 2012 · Piper PA-32-300Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300Engine modelLycoming IO-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.