# Accident 19831212060389A: Piper PA32R301, Barrow, AK, December 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1983, 11:49 local time
- Place: Barrow, AK
- Airport: Wiley Post Memori
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BINA
- Location: 71.2793° N, 156.7795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2793&lon=-156.7795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3575A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3575A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,265 total, 700 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831212060389A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT. FUEL FLOW INJECTOR WAS NOT ALLOWING FULL FLOW OF FUEL.

## 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 ANC84LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA023), Dec 12, 1983: Piper PA-32R-301 (N3575A), Barrow, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3575A (2)

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

- [Incident 19980503014199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980503014199I), May 3, 1998: Piper PA32R301 (N3575A), Chapel Hill, NC, Minor damage. Narrative: allison reported that the aircraft suffered an electrical power failure and had to extend the gear using the emergency manual extension system. When…
- [Accident 19830110005759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830110005759A), Jan 10, 1983: Piper PA32R301 (N3575A), Wainwright, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to touchdown long and run off end of slippery runway.

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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