Piper PA-32-300 N4170R

Summary

On 3 August 1996 at about 21:05 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N4170R was involved in an accident near Tuntutuliak, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 August 1996 at 21:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Tuntutuliak, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Tuntutuliak (AK61)

Coordinates

60.4093, -162.6510

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-300

Registration

N4170R

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 → Bethel

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC96LA117

Injuries not recorded.

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 pilot reported he was beginning to taxi the airplane from the ramp area to the active runway. While still on the ramp, and partially through a left turn, the airplane's right wing struck a cargo handler, breaking one or more of her ribs. The pilot said he was looking to the left during the turn, and did not see the cargo handler until after the impact.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.