# Accident 19890309003459A: Piper PA32300, Kasigluk, AK, March 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1989, 15:30 local time
- Place: Kasigluk, AK
- Airport: Kasigluk Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LAQA
- Location: 60.8104° N, 161.8508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8104&lon=-161.8508&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 IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,229 total, 304 in this make and model, 246 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890309003459A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A SNOWBANK ON EDGE OF RUNWAY WHILE BACK TAXIING AFTER LANDING.

## 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 ANC89LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA051), Mar 9, 1989: Piper PA-32 (N4257T), Kasigluk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT WHICH RESULTED IN THE COLLISION WITH A SNOWBANK.

## 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.
- [Incident 19881027065489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881027065489I), Oct 27, 1988: Piper PA32300 (N4257T), Bethel, AK. Unable to reduce power after takeoff. Continued to destination. Engine shut down. Nut on throttle lever backed off.

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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