- Date
- September 2, 1981
- Place
- Lk Clark Pass, AK · LK CLARK PASS, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4258NPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report June 23, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810902082669A
- Case key
- 123577
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3637 81/9/2 LK CLARK PASS,AK PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2380 TIME - 1355 N4258N PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 360 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK ILLIAMNA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT TERRAIN - SANDY TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PROP TIP SEPARATED DUE TO HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE AT FILED DOWN NICK ON LDG EDGE,WIND GUSTS TO 25 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4258N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4258NRegistration cancelled Jun 11, 2013 · Piper PA-32-301Airframe modelPiper PA-32-301Engine modelLycoming IO-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4258N · 1
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