# Incident 19881027065489I: Piper PA32300, Bethel, AK, October 27, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1988, 11:00 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LAQA
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4257T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4257T-1998-03-23) (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 IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 400 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881027065489I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO REDUCE POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. NUT ON THROTTLE LEVER BACKED OFF.

## Other reports on N4257T (2)

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

- [Accident 19900609019249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900609019249A), Jun 9, 1990: Piper PA32300 (N4257T), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Declared emergency just after departure. Stalled turning final, hit and cartwheeled.
- [Accident 19890309003459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890309003459A), Mar 9, 1989: Piper PA32300 (N4257T), Kasigluk, AK, Substantial damage. Struck a snowbank on edge of runway while back taxiing after landing.

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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