Piper PA-32 N3578W
17 October 1981 · Port Heiden, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 October 1981 at about 11:00 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N3578W was involved in an accident during in flight near Port Heiden, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N3578W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Kajulik Bay, Ak → King Salmon, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2825
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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
ATMTD TO CROSS MTNS THRU LOW PASS, TOOK WRONG BRANCH, FLEW INTO NARROW CANYON, UN CLB OVR RISING TRRN
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-32 | Butler, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-32 | Liberty, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-32 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | Kwik Kold Refr | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-32 | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 May 1981 | Piper PA-32 | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | Sunrise Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-32 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |