- Date
- January 30, 1981
- Place
- Iliamna, AK · ILIAMNA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4043RPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810130002489A
- Case key
- 127225
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0177 81/1/30 NR.ILIAMNA,AK PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 271 TIME - 1430 N4043R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KUKAKLEK LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KUKAKLEK LAKE,AK KING SALMON,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- TKOF FRM FROZEN LAKE COVERED WITH 1-1/2 TO 2 INCHES OF SLUSH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4043R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kukaklek Lake
N4043RRegistration cancelled Oct 6, 2014 · 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 N4043R · 1
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