60.7922° N, 161.7558° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 21, 1985 · 13:30 local
Place
Bethel, AK
Airport
Bethel
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N32850
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total150 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine became rough as aircraft neared airport. Priority handling requested. Safe landing. Suspect ignition problem
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE BECAME ROUGH AS AIRCRAFT NEARED AIRPORT. PRIORITY HANDLING REQUESTED. SAFE LANDING. SUSPECT IGNITION PROBLEM