Piper PA-32 N4246T
31 December 1982 · Nunapitchuk, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 December 1982 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N4246T, operated by Delaire Charter Service, was involved in an accident near Nunapitchuk, Alaska, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nunapitchuk, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nunapitchuk (98Z)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N4246T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Delaire Charter Service
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Nunapitchuk → Bethel
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC83LA038
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF FROM A FROZEN SEAPLANE LANDING AREA WHEN IT STRUCK SEVERAL SNOW BANKS AND CRASHED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD SELECTED AN AREA OF ICE, ABOUT 1100 FT LONG, AND BEGAN TAKING OFF IN AN 8 KT CROSSWIND WITH 6 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. REPORTEDLY, THE PLANE HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 900 FT AND HAD JUST ATTAINED FLYING SPEED WHEN IT HIT THE FIRST OF SEVERAL DRIFTS. AFTER CONTACTING ABOUT 4 DRIFTS, THE PLANE MUSHED (WHILE IN GROUND EFFECT) AND COLLIDED WITH BRUSH. THE COMPUTED TAKEOFF DISTANCE AT THE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT WAS 1100 FT IN NO WIND CONDITIONS. THE GROSS WEIGHT FOR THIS TAKEOFF WAS NOT VERIFIED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-32-300 | Glacier Bay, Alaska, United States | Layton A. Bennet | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-32 | Near Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Peter Reichard | No injuries | - |
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| 5 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-32 | Houston, Texas, United States | Southern Avia. INS. Co. | Fatal | 1 |
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