# Accident 19880814032429A: Piper PA32300, Kwethluk, AK, August 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1988, 13:30 local time
- Place: Kwethluk, AK
- Airport: Kwethluk Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KUSA
- Location: 60.7901° N, 161.4205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7901&lon=-161.4205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32062, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32062-1990-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 340 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880814032429A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING IN A SEVERE CROSSWIND. VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND HIT RUNWAY END SIGN. BLAMED BRAKES.

## 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 ANC88LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA109), Aug 14, 1988: Piper PA-32 (N32062), Kwethluk, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N32062 (2)

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

- [Accident 19890715025329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890715025329A), Jul 15, 1989: Piper PA32300 (N32062), Quinhagak, AK, Destroyed. Engine quit. Landed safely on tundra but airplane was destroyed by fire after evacuation. Fire started in engine.
- [Accident 19890616016129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890616016129A), Jun 16, 1989: Piper PA32300 (N32062), Eek, AK, Substantial damage. Lost control on landing and ground looped.

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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