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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper STCPA12 · Kvichak Bay, AK · June 15, 1987

Date
June 15, 1987 · 15:00 local
Place
Kvichak Bay, AK
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N92558
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC87LA079
Reported as
Piper STCPA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total2,000 in this make and model12 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.

Aircraft lost power on takeoff from a gravel bar. Aircraft stalled on return to bar. Suspect fuel exhaustion.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF FROM A GRAVEL BAR. AIRCRAFT STALLED ON RETURN TO BAR. SUSPECT FUEL EXHAUSTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.