# NTSB ANC81FA095: Piper PA-32, N8224Q, Skagway, AK, August 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1981
- Place: Skagway, AK · SKAGWAY, AK
- Location: 59.4605° N, 135.2832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skagway, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4605&lon=-135.2832&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81FA095
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA095

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3628  81/8/11  NR.SKAGWAY,AK         PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1915                    N8224Q              PX-  5  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 37, 1558 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SKAGWAY,AK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT'S R WING IMPACTED BOULDER WHILE EXITING MOUTH OF 3000FT DEEP CANYON WHILE IN 45DEG R BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8224Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810811089789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810811089789A), Aug 11, 1981: Piper PA32R301, Skagway, AK, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Aircraft's right wing impacted a boulder while exiting mouth of 3000 foot deep canyon.

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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