# Incident 19851222068379I: Piper PA31350, Fort Yukon, AK, December 22, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1985, 18:30 local time
- Place: Fort Yukon, AK
- Airport: Fort Yukon Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AUIA
- Location: 66.5724° N, 145.2463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT YUKON (FYU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.5724&lon=-145.2463&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35232, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35232-2003-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851222068379I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED EN ROUTE. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. EXHAUST VALVE SEAT BROKE. INGESTED IN TURBO CHARGER.

## Other reports on N35232 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870204027399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870204027399I), Feb 4, 1987: Piper PA31350 (N35232), Kaktovik, AK, Minor damage. Right propeller contacted the ground en route. Aircraft would not remain airborne. Landed gear up.

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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