# NTSB ANC80DA092: Piper PA-32, N4089W, Ekuk, AK, August 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1980
- Place: Ekuk, AK · EKUK, AK
- Location: 58.8035° N, 158.5534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ekuk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8035&lon=-158.5534&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DA092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2358  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4089W-2018-01-04), registration cancelled 2018-01-04, S/N 32-40145, built 1967 (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: Ekuk

## 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 19800814037779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800814037779A), Aug 14, 1980: Piper PA32300, Ekuk, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot tried to abort takeoff too late and ran off end of runway into swamp.

## Other investigations on N4089W (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 WPR14LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA007), Oct 6, 2013: Piper PA32 - 300 (N4089W), Tinian Island, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain terrain clearance while maneuvering at low altitude in dark night conditions.
- [NTSB ANC01LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA053), May 3, 2001: Piper PA-32-300 (N4089W), Chefornak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent stall/mush during the final phase of the landing approach. A factor associated with the accident is a crosswind.

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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