# Accident 19890623017289A: Piper PA32300, Tuntatuliak, AK, June 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1989, 13:40 local time
- Place: Tuntatuliak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LAQA
- Location: 60.4091° N, 162.6497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4091&lon=-162.6497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15306, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15306-2005-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,635 total, 710 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890623017289A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DIRT BANK LANDING ON THE TUNDRA. FOUND A BROKEN CRANKSHAFT.

## 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 ANC89LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA102), Jun 23, 1989: Piper PA-32-300 (N15306), Tuntutuliak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS A MUD (DIRT) BANK WHICH THE AIRCRAFT HIT DURING THE EMERGENCY 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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