# NTSB ANC84LA105: Piper PA-32-300, N8941N, Ekuk, AK, June 27, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 26, 1984, 16:15 local (Jun 27, 1984, 00:15 UTC)
- Place: Ekuk, AK
- Coordinates: 55.919498, -159.490356 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9195&lon=-159.4904&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4314
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC84LA105
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4314/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA105

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - instructions,written/verbal - disregarded, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - all available runway - not used, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - clearance - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - rotation - premature, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A WATER PIPE ABOUT 6 FT AGL DURING TAKEOFF. WITNESSES SAID THAT THE PLT DID NOT USE ALL AVAILABLERWY. WITNESSES ALSO SAID THAT HE DRIFTED OFF THE RWY CENTERLINE AFTER A PREMATURE TAKEOFF. THE PLTS EMPLOYER SAID THAT HE HAD WARNED HIM AT LEAST TWICE ABOUT USING ALL OF THE RWY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8941N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32-S4-740
- Airframe hours: 6022
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-K1A5 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Yute Air Ak, Inc., doing business as Yute Air Ak, Inc
- Registered owner: Philip L Bingham
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 16, 1984, 22 hours before
- Departed: KKU, EKUK, AK
- Destination: DLG, DILLINGHAM, AK
- Flight plan: Company VFR
- Airport: KKU, Ekuk

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 4,872 total, 108 in this make and model, 4,720 as pilot in command, 462 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 4 knots, gusting 8
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 45 °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 19840626068219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840626068219A), Jun 26, 1984: Piper PA32S300, Ekuk, AK, Substantial damage. Struck a water pipe after drifting off centerline and settling on takeoff. Used wrong runway for conditions.

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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