# Incident 19830725044049I: Piper PA32300, Juneau, AK, July 25, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1983, 11:04 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LABA
- Location: 58.3019° N, 134.4197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Juneau, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3019&lon=-134.4197&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 IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 955 total, 83 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830725044049I

## Narrative

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

FUEL STARVATION WHEN FUEL SELECTOR WAS MISTAKENLY SELECTED BETWEEN L/M AND THE OFF POSITION. LANDED ON BEACH.

## 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.
- [Accident 19820629026009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820629026009A), Jun 29, 1982: Piper PA32300 (N2947N), Glacier Bay, AK, Substantial damage. The engine lost power. Aircraft landed in riverbed. Accessory drive gear became dislodged. Left magneto jammed.

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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