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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Tuntutuliak, AK · December 4, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 4, 1981
Place
Tuntutuliak, AK · TUNTUTULIAK, AK
Injuries
7 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N15400Piper PA-32
Status
Completed · report May 13, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811204079779A
Case key
122726

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3620   81/12/4   TUNTUTULIAK,AK      PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3026
        TIME - 1532                    N15400              PX-  0  0  6  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUNTUTULIAK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUNTUTULIAK,AK              GOODNEWS BAY,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N15400
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tuntutuliak

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N15400 · 1

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