# Accident 19850127001749A: Piper PA31350, Savoonga, AK, January 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1985, 13:30 local time
- Place: Savoonga, AK
- Airport: Savoonga
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FXTA
- Location: 63.6797° N, 170.4907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6797&lon=-170.4907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4112D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4112D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,950 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 310 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850127001749A

## Narrative

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

OVERFLEW AIRPORT LOOKING FOR VASI OR RUNWAY LIGHTS AND WHILE KEEPING VILLAGE IN SIGHT STRUCK RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 ANC85FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA041), Jan 27, 1985: Piper PA-31-350 (N4112D), Savoonga, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4112D (6)

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

- [Accident 20251116016039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251116016039A), Nov 16, 2025: Piper PA-31-350 (N4112D), Eek, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed in a left crosswind (170 20G26) and encounted a hard snow drift on the runway. Right main gear dug into the snowdrift causing it depart the…
- [Incident 20240619007349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240619007349I), Jun 19, 2024: Piper PA-31-350 (N4112D), Nunam Iqua, AK, Minor damage. Landing rwy 20, pilot applied brakes, at first no issues. Applied r brake to get to the right side of the runway to execute a left 180 degree turn for back…
- [Incident 20090916049649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090916049649I), Sep 16, 2009: Piper PA-31-350 (N4112D), Nome, AK, Minor damage. During landing rollout, nose landing gear hydraulic actuator shaft broke at end of shaft allowing nose gear to retract damaging propeller and fuselage skin.
- [Accident 19980917024889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980917024889A), Sep 17, 1998: Piper PA31350 (N4112D), Noorvik, AK, Substantial damage. Bering air taxi crashed on landing and sustianed unknown damage. (-23)pilot in command flew from kotzebue to selawik, kiana and failed to lower the landing…
- [Accident 19930629025219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930629025219A), Jun 29, 1993: Piper PA31350 (N4112D), Gambell, AK. Passenger deplaned. Purposely walked into idling propeller. Person not sorry for injuries. Pilot unaware debarking.
- [Incident 19871221076959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871221076959I), Dec 21, 1987: Piper PA31350 (N4112D), Point Hope, AK, Minor damage. Touchdown with gear up. When propeller tips struck runway pulled up. Went around for a successful landing.

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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