- Date
- July 2, 1987, 06:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Becharof Lake, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8185WPiper PA-32-301T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870702031989A
- Case key
- 4866
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
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - not identifiedCause
Terrain condition - softFactor
Nose down
Analysis
The pilot stated he was rolling out for takeoff when the nose wheel struck a soft area causing the aircraft to go up on its nose.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8185W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-301T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 328024017
- Airframe hours
- 1,600
- Engine
- Lycoming TI0-540, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Don Brown, doing business as Brown Construction Co., Inc.
- Registered owner
- Don Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 3, 1987 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- Dillingham, AK
- Destination
- SXO · Soldotna, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
N8185WRegistered now · Piper PA-32-301TAirframe modelPiper PA-32-301TEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 352 total · 91 in this make and model · 330 as pilot in command · 91 in the last 90 days · 45 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.