ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384665
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| Date: | Sunday 11 April 1982 |
| Time: | 06:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32 |
| Owner/operator: | Harbor Air Service |
| Registration: | N28582 |
| MSN: | 327940120 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 800 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Montague Island, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Seward, AK (SWD) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A TAKEOFF FROM MONTAGUE ISLAND, ALASKA, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH SNOW AND WILLOWS BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF A SMALL STRIP AT MCCLEOD HARBOR. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT JUST AS HE STARTED TO ROTATE THE AIRCRAFT FOR TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT GEAR ENCOUNTERED A SOFT SPOT. AT THAT POINT, HE FELT IT WAS TOO LATE TO ABORT AS THE AIRCRAFT WOULD RUN INTO A DRY RIVER BED. THE PLANE MUSHED INTO THE SNOW AND WILLOWS BEYOND THE RIVER BED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC82DA034
History of this aircraft
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| 30 January 1988 | N123TA | Peninsula Airways | 0 | Cold Bay, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 13:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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