# NTSB ANC82FA009: Piper PA-32, N15400, Tuntutuliak, AK, December 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1981
- Place: Tuntutuliak, AK · TUNTUTULIAK, AK
- Location: 60.3431° N, 162.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuntutuliak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3431&lon=-162.6631&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82FA009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FA009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3620   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15400-1990-03-02), registration cancelled 1990-03-02, S/N 327340013 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tuntutuliak

## 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 19811204079779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811204079779A), Dec 4, 1981: Piper PA32300, Tuntutuliak, AK, Substantial damage. Engine failed during takeoff and crash occurred during forced landing on frozen lake.

## Other investigations on N15400 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC83LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA097), Jun 13, 1983: Piper PA-32-300 (N15400), Quinhagak, AK, substantial damage

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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