- Date
- September 1, 1984, 17:00 local (Sep 2, 1984, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Chandalar Lake, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5023PPiper PA-24-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840901048679A
- Case key
- 4355
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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - uphill
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - rough/uneven
Complete gear collapsed
Landing gear,nose gear - overload
Landing gear,main gear - overload
Analysis
The plt stated that during the takeoff roll aprx 1/2 way down the gravel strip, the acft went into brush off the side of the rwy. There were no reported mechanical malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5023P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-26
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Howard Charles Sparks
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 31, 1984
- Departed
- WCR · Chandalar Lake, AK
- Destination
- FAI · Fairbanks, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- WCR · Chandelar Lake, runway 3, 4,500 × 80 ft, gravel
N5023PRegistration cancelled Mar 4, 2002 · Piper PA-24-180Airframe modelPiper PA-24-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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
- 71
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 2,000 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 11 knots, gusting 11
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- WCR, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.