Piper PA-32-300 N4080W

Summary

On 14 May 1985 at about 19:03 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N4080W was involved in an accident near Naknek, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 May 1985 at 19:03

Classification

Accident

Location

Naknek, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

58.8009, -156.8994

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-300

Registration

N4080W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Naknek → Dillingham

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC85LA084

Nobody was injured.

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

WHILE CRUISING AT ABOUT 2000 FT, THE TOP ENG COWLING CAME OFF, RUPTURING AN ENG OIL LINE & BREAKING A HOLE IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. OIL THEN COVERED THE WINDSHIELD. DUE TO THE LOSS OF OIL, THE PLT SHUT DOWN THE ENG & LANDED ON A BEACH. DURING THE LANDING ON SOFT TERRAIN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PLT SUSPECTED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT COWLING LATCH HAD FAILED. HE STATED THAT IT HAD HEEN REPLACED ABOUT 10 FLT HRS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE HAD CONDUCTED A THOROUGH PREFLT & ALL FASTENERS WERE SECURED PRIOR TO THE FLT. HOWEVER, THE CONDITION OF THE FASTENER COULD NOT BE DETERMINED SINCE THE COWLING WAS NOT RECOVERED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.