# Accident 19900609019249A: Piper PA32300, Bethel, AK, June 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1990, 09:21 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 60.8104° N, 161.8509° 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=-161.8509&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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,125 total, 165 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900609019249A

## Narrative

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

DECLARED EMERGENCY JUST AFTER DEPARTURE. STALLED TURNING FINAL, HIT AND CARTWHEELED.

## 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 ANC90FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA086), Jun 9, 1990: Piper PA-32 (N4257T), Bethel, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING FOLLOWING AN ENGINE POWER LOSS. THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS DUE TO AN IMPROPER FUEL SELECTOR POSITION WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL…

## Other reports on N4257T (2)

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

- [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.
- [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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