Piper PA-34 N44356
18 April 1978 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 April 1978 at about 07:10 local time, a Piper PA-34 registered N44356, operated by Soldotna Air, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 4 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 07:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Anchorage Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34
- Registration
- N44356
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Soldotna Air
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3384
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
ACFT SERVICED WITH WRONG FUEL.JP-1.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 1978 | Piper PA-34 | Eufaula, Alabama, United States | Seiberling ASS | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-34 | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-34 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | SW Air Rangers | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-34 | MacOn, Georgia, United States | Hill Wilford A | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-34 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott A | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1978 | Piper PA-34 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | Easton MacHine | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |