# NTSB ANC84LA160: Piper PA-28, N4362V, Chistochina, AK, September 2, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 2, 1984, 09:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Chistochina, AK
- Location: 62.5623° N, 144.6724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHISTOCHINA (CZO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.5623&lon=-144.6724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4358
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC84LA160
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4358/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA160

## Sequence of events

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

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, takeoff - roll/run
  - pitot/static system - ice (contributing factor)
  - pitot/static system - blocked(total) (contributing factor)
  - ice/frost removal from aircraft - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - flight/nav instruments,airspeed indicator - inoperative (contributing factor)
  - anti-ice/deice system - not used, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not identified, pilot in command (cause)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - object - vehicle (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - attempted, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A CAR DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE PLT SAID THAT THE ACFT WOULD NOT ATTAIN FLYING SPEED SO HALFWAY DOWN THE RWY SHE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. SHE ALSO SAID THAT SHE AND HER PASSENGERS REMOVED FROST OFF THE ACFT FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES BEFORE THE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF. THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR NEVER MOVED OFF OF ZERO AND SHE DID NOT ATTEMPT TOGET THE ACFT OFF THE GROUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4362V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4362V-1994-12-27), registration cancelled 1994-12-27, S/N 288416096 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 288416096
- Airframe hours: 223
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D3G 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Vernair Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 24, 1984, 27 hours before
- Destination: MCCARTHY, AK
- Airport: CZO, Chistochina

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 234 total, 79 in this make and model, 119 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 21 °F

## 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 19840902045329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840902045329A), Sep 2, 1984: Piper PA28161, Chistochina, AK, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff when no airspeed built up. Struck car at end of runway. Carburetor heat used for takeoff.

## Other investigations on N4362V (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 ANC91LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA081), Jun 28, 1991: Piper PA-28-161 (N4362V), Whittier, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER FLYING SPEED.

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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