# Incident 19870204027399I: Piper PA31350, Kaktovik, AK, February 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1987, 17:15 local time
- Place: Kaktovik, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AUIA
- Location: 70.4305° N, 149.2894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.4305&lon=-149.2894&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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87IA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87IA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870204027399I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND EN ROUTE.  AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT REMAIN AIRBORNE.  LANDED GEAR UP.

## 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 ANC87IA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87IA032), Feb 4, 1987: Piper PA-31-350 (N35232), Barter Island, AK, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N35232 (1)

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

- [Incident 19851222068379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851222068379I), Dec 22, 1985: Piper PA31350 (N35232), Fort Yukon, AK. Engine failed en route. Unable to maintain altitude. Exhaust valve seat broke. Ingested in turbo charger.

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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