Piper PA-32-301 N81522
8 July 2008 · Pilot Point, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 July 2008 at about 00:32 local time, a Piper PA-32-301 registered N81522, operated by Redemption INC, was involved in an accident near Pilot Point, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pilot Point, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 57.5803, -157.5719
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-301
- Registration
- N81522
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Redemption INC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kodiak → Pilot Point
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC08CA086
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial pilot had dropped off passengers, and was taxiing for takeoff on a Title 14, CFR Part 91, positioning flight. The pilot was using a rural road for a runway. While taxiing, the right wing struck a berm, and the airplane exited the roadway to the left, sustaining substantial damage to both the right and left wings.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2008 | Piper PA-32-260 | Cumberland, Rhode Island, United States | Tri-Radial Flyers | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-32-300 | Lapine, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 2008 | Piper PA-32-260 | Cruso, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-32-301XTC | Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-32-260 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 2008 | Piper PA-32 | Koliganek, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airways Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,695 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2008 | Antonovich Anton B CHALLENGER II | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | Richard H. Roiland | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jul 2008 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Rainbow King Lodge Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2008 | Cessna 208B | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Grant Aviation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-31-350 | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Servant Air, Inc. | Fatal | 6 |
| 9 Oct 2008 | Cessna A185F | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Alaska Department of Public Safety | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2008 | Cessna 172 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |