Piper PA-32-300 accident near Egegik, Alaska, August 30, 1982
On August 30, 1982 at about 10:45 pm local time, a Piper PA-32-300, registered N1084X, was destroyed in an accident near Egegik, Alaska (Bartlett'S Strip airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 30, 1982 · about 10:45 pm local time
- Place
- Egegik, Alaska · Bartlett'S Strip · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300 · all PA-32-300s on the register
- Registration
- N1084X · registry record · serial 327540140
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER LIFT-OFF FROM A SOFT MUDDY STRIP THE PLT ENCOUNTERED A 30 KNOT CROSSWIND EDDYING BEHIND A BUILDING HE WAS PASSING & SETTLED INTO ALDER TREES BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE STRIP.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,013 hours in all; 97 in this make and model; 381 in the last 90 days; 2,974 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 7,865 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 57 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Peninsula Airways, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: Egegik AK at 2:45 pm
- Destination: C King Salmon AK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 11, 1,200 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 20 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 800 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 122°F (50°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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