19871028060989A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32300 · Iliamna, AK · October 28, 1987

Date
October 28, 1987 · 12:20 local
Place
Iliamna, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PNSA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N43639
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC88LA015
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,879 total5,400 in this make and model350 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost engine oil pressure. Unable to reach airstrip. Landed on the tundra. Overran the area. Crashed into a lake.

As the FAA filed it

LOST ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. UNABLE TO REACH AIRSTRIP. LANDED ON THE TUNDRA. OVERRAN THE AREA. CRASHED INTO A LAKE.

NTSB investigation

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