- Date
- August 25, 1982, 18:00 local (Aug 26, 1982, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Near Dillingham, AK
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7989CPiper PA-32
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Case key
- 71859
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
The pilot began taking off down slope in calm wind conditions with six passengers on board. Reportedly, the 1380 ft runway was mostly dry, but was muddy in places, except the last 100 ft contained standing water. The aircraft had barely lifted off prior to crossing the departure end of the runway. About 75 ft from the end, it struck a bush, then approximately 50 ft beyond the bush, the main wheels touched down on the tundra. The wheels then dug in andthe aircraft slid to a stop, collapsing the nose and right main gear.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7989C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-7640051
- Airframe hours
- 4,223
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Peter Reichard
- Registered owner
- Richard K. Armstrong
- Departed
- 5QN · Near Dillingham, AK
- Destination
- DLG · Dillingham, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 5QN · The Queens, runway 5, 1,380 × 100 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,003 total · 152 in this make and model · 150 as pilot in command · 383 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °F
Other investigations on N7989C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.