# NTSB ANC82DA078: Piper PA-32-300, N1084X, Egegik, AK, August 30, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 30, 1982, 14:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place: Egegik, AK
- Coordinates: 58.200351, -157.41014 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.2004&lon=-157.4101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70557
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82DA078
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70557/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA078

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AFTER LIFT-OFF FROM A SOFT MUDDY STRIP THE PLT ENCOUNTERED A 30 KNOT CROSSWIND EDDYING BEHIND A BUILDING HE WAS PASSING & SETTLED INTO ALDER TREES BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE STRIP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1084X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1084X-1983-11-23), registration cancelled 1983-11-23, S/N 32-7540140 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 327540140
- Airframe hours: 7865
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-K1A5 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Peninsula Airways, Inc.
- Registered owner: Peninsula Airways, Inc.
- Departed: EGEGIK, AK
- Destination: C, KING SALMON, AK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: Bartlett'S Strip, runway 11, 1,200 × 0 ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 3,013 total, 97 in this make and model, 2,974 as pilot in command, 381 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 20 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 800 ft overcast
- Temperature: 122 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19820830042769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820830042769A), Aug 30, 1982: Piper PA32300, Egegik, AK, Destroyed. Aircraft settled into alder trees off the end of the soft sod departure runway. Gusty wind and downdraft problem.

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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