# Accident 19900802029579A: Piper PA31350, Naked Island, AK, August 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1990, 11:40 local time
- Place: Naked Island, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7907° N, 145.6104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7907&lon=-145.6104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27425, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27425-1991-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900802029579A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE FAILED. UNABLE TO FEATHER PROP OR HOLD ALTITUDE. DITCHED.

## 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 ANC90LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA129), Aug 2, 1990: Piper PA-31 (N27425), Naked Island, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LEFT ENGINE FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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