- Date
- May 24, 1984
- Place
- Nunavachak, AK
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA reports
- 19840524023121A19840524023122A
- Case key
- 4291
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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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.
Analysis
The plt of a Piper PA-32, N4143W, was taking off toward the west-northwest on a tidal beach at the same time that another plt was taxiing west onto the beach. The other plt was taxiing a high wing, Bellanca 7GCBC, N2677Z. The Bellanca was angling down onto the lower tidal area of hard packed sand from a somewhat higher area of soft sand. As the Bellanca plt was taxiing down the slope, the view to his left rear was restricted by his left wing. Also, as the PA-32 plt was taking off, his right forward view was restricted by the acft's nose. Shortly after the Piper PA-32 lifted off, its right wing tip struck the left wing & propeller of the Bellanca 7GCBC. The PA-32 plt aborted his takeoff & stopped after traveling another 300 to 400 ft.
The plt of a Piper PA-32, N4143W, was taking off toward the west-northwest on a tidal beach at the same time that another plt was taxiing west onto the beach. The other plt was taxiing a high wing. Bellanca 7GCBC, N2677Z. The Bellanca was angling down onto the lower tidal area of hard packed sand from a somewhat higher area of soft sand. As the Bellanca plt was taxiing down the slope, the view to his left rear was restricted by his left wing. Also, as the PA-32 plt was taking off, his right forward view was restricted by the acft's nose. Shortly after the Piper PA-32 lifted off, its right wing tip struck the left wing & propeller of the Bellanca 7GCBC. The PA-32 plt aborted his takeoff & stopped after traveling another 300 to 400 ft.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N4143W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-40211
- Airframe hours
- 3,680
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Armstrong Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 21, 1984 · 5 hours before
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.
- Registration
- N2677Z
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1018-78
- Airframe hours
- 2,172
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320 SERIES, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Anthony L. Dobert
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 19, 1984 · 12 hours before
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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N4143W
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,800 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 4,200 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N2677Z
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 7,556 total · 820 in this make and model · 6,564 as pilot in command · 110 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point 5 °F
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.