Piper PA-32-300 N4417X

Summary

On 24 January 1983 at about 11:40 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N4417X, operated by Bank of America, was involved in an accident near Kasilof, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 January 1983 at 11:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Kasilof, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Lawlers

Coordinates

60.2797, -151.2591

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-300

Registration

N4417X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bank of America

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Anchorage

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC83FA037

1 person had minor injuries.

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 PLT REPORTED THAT AS THE ACFT BEGUN TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER MOMENTARILY & THE RPM DROPPED FROM 2650 TO 2500. HE STARTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, AND COMMENTED TO THE PASSENGERS, 'WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT HER DOWN.' AT ABOUT THE TIME THE ARPT TOUCHED DOWN, THE ENGINE DEVELOPED FULL POWER. WITH MARGINAL STOPPING DISTANCE REMAINING ON THE SNOW COVERED RWY, THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, THE PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT BRACED HIMSELF FOR A CRASH & INADVERTENTLY STEPPED ON THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT DEPARTED RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY & HIT A DIRT BERM, 8 FT IN HEIGHT. NO SIGNIFICANT ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.