# Incident 19811104082619I: Piper PA32300, Funter Bay, AK, November 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1981, 09:50 local time
- Place: Funter Bay, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LABA
- Aircraft: N4485X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4485X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,535 total, 653 in this make and model, 425 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811104082619I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FAILED NR6 CONNECTING ROD. M OR D SUBMITTED.

## Other reports on N4485X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020516016669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020516016669I), May 16, 2002: Piper PA32300 (N4485X), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Upon landing rollout at jnu airport, nose wheel & tire assy. Departed from nose fork and rolled to the left of the runway. Aircraft proceeded a distance…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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