Piper PA-28R-201 N38565
19 April 1983 · McGrath, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 April 1983 at about 18:05 local time, a Piper PA-28R-201 registered N38565 was involved in an incident near McGrath, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:05
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- McGrath, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lime Village (23AK)
- Coordinates
- 63.6101, -154.7804
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-201
- Registration
- N38565
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → McGrath
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC83IA072
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS TO TAKEOFF FROM A MUDDY AIRSTRIP AND FAILING, THE PILOT OFF-LOADED ONE PASSENGER AND SOME BAGGAGE. ON THE FOURTH TAKEOFF ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT GOT AIRBORNE BUT SETTLED BACK TO A SNOW COVERED FROZEN RIVER. THE SNOW SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT REDUCED POWER WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A SMALL RIGHT TURN TO AVOID TREES AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Carlisle, Iowa, United States | Atlantic Book Binders | No injuries | - |
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| 21 Dec 1983 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Tehachapi, California, United States | Bruno R. Beilcke | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Farley, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | FAA Employees Flying Club | No injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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