Piper PA-32 N8944N
18 December 1978 · Ekwok, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 December 1978 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N8944N, operated by Armstrong Air, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Ekwok, Alaska, United States. 7 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ekwok, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ekwok
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N8944N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Armstrong Air
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Dillingham, Ak → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4305
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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.
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MAGNETO VENTED CAP MISSING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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