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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Quinhagak, AK · July 15, 1989

Date
July 15, 1989 · 17:42 local
Place
Quinhagak, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
KUSA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N32062
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC89LA124
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,776 total272 in this make and model109 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine quit. Landed safely on tundra but airplane was destroyed by fire after evacuation. Fire started in engine.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT. LANDED SAFELY ON TUNDRA BUT AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AFTER EVACUATION. FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N32062 · 2

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