# Accident 19860907074109A: Piper STCPA14, Port Heiden, AK, September 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1986, 16:15 local time
- Place: Port Heiden, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.9596° N, 158.5808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9596&lon=-158.5808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4290H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4290H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA14
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,030 total, 18 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860907074109A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED TO LAND ON MUD FLATS. NO CAUSE FOR ENGINE MALFUNCTION DETERMINED.

## 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 ANC86LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA146), Sep 8, 1986: Piper PA-14 (N4290H), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4290H (1)

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

- [Accident 19901016046359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901016046359A), Oct 16, 1990: Piper STCPA14 (N4290H), Port Heiden, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff in crosswind. Ran off runway and nosed over.

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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