# Accident 19871028060989A: Piper PA32300, Iliamna, AK, October 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1987, 12:20 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PNSA
- Location: 59.8507° N, 154.5594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8507&lon=-154.5594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43639, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43639-1991-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,879 total, 5,400 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871028060989A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC88LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA015), Oct 28, 1987: Piper PA-32-301 (N43639), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage

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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