# Accident 19880726028039A: Piper PA32260, Sand Point, AK, July 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1988, 16:35 local time
- Place: Sand Point, AK
- Airport: Sand Point
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EMQC
- Location: 55.2598° N, 160.6603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.2598&lon=-160.6603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N493CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N493CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 120 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880726028039A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. TRIED TO TURN BACK AT 50 FT. HIT WATER CARTWHEELED AND SANK. HAD PRIOR OIL OVERTEMPS

## 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 ANC88LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA096), Jul 27, 1988: Piper PA-32 (N493CA), Sand Point, 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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