# NTSB ANC81DAG07: Piper PA-32, N4081S, Simeonof Is, AK, October 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1980
- Place: Simeonof Is, AK · SIMEONOF IS, AK
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128827
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DAG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1744  80/10/17   SIMEONOF IS,AK      PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1068
        TIME - 1400                    N4081S              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIMEONOF IS,AK              SAND POINT,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF FM 900FT BEACH W 800LBS OF CARGO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4081S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4081S), registered now, S/N 28R-7435130, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4081S (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 CEN24LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA342), Sep 5, 2024: Piper PA-28R (N4081S), Crystal, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the engine mount under normal operating loads due to the fracture of a vertical tube that was weakened by corrosion and fatigue of the internal surfaces.
- [NTSB NYC78DHA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHA13), Jan 30, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N4081S), E. Stroudsburg, PA, 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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