- Date
- August 14, 1980
- Place
- Ekuk, AK · EKUK, AK
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4089WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800814037779A
- Case key
- 129091
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2358 80/8/14 EKUK,AK PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4698 TIME - 0915 N4089W PX- 0 0 5 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 119 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EKUK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DILLINGHAM,AK RETURN EKUK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY REMARKS- WTR STANDING ON 1200FT,DIRT/GRAVEL RWY.X-WND GSTG 10KTS.ENCTRD SWAMPY AREA AFTER DEPG RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4089W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ekuk
N4089WRegistration cancelled Jan 4, 2018 · Piper PA-32-300Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 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.
Other investigations on N4089W · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR14LA007Accident · 3 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportTinian IslandThe pilot’s failure to maintain terrain clearance while maneuvering at low altitude in dark night conditions.NTSB ANC01LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChefornak, AKThe pilot's inadvertent stall/mush during the final phase of the landing approach. A factor associated with the accident is a crosswind.