# Accident 19820629026009A: Piper PA32300, Glacier Bay, AK, June 29, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1982, 13:05 local time
- Place: Glacier Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LABA
- Location: 58.4208° N, 135.7798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.4208&lon=-135.7798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2947N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2947N-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,752 total, 555 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820629026009A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN RIVERBED. ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR BECAME DISLODGED. LEFT MAGNETO JAMMED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA82DA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA098), Jun 29, 1982: Piper PA-32-300 (N2947N), Glacier Bay, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2947N (3)

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

- [Accident 20020625035959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020625035959A), Jun 25, 2002: Piper PA32300 (N2947N), Kake, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Right side of engine cowling separated from the aircraft in flight. The dipstick was also lost resultin in oil being scavenged from the engine. Oil…
- [Accident 19841015056232A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841015056232A), Oct 15, 1984: Piper PA32300 (N2947N), Juneau, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with N70076 during taxi operation in the ramp area.
- [Incident 19830725044049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830725044049I), Jul 25, 1983: Piper PA32300 (N2947N), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. Fuel starvation when fuel selector was mistakenly selected between l/m and the off position. Landed on beach.

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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