# Accident 19900903037619A: Piper PA31325, Kaltag, AK, September 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1990, 15:20 local time
- Place: Kaltag, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FFSA
- Location: 64.3501° N, 158.7691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.3501&lon=-158.7691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59783, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59783-1991-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-325 (registry code 7103105, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31325
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540F2BD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 8,150 total, 500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900903037619A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER RIGHT ENGINE. DID NOT FEATHER. SETTLED HIT RIVER THEN TREES. NR5 CYLINDER CAME LOOSE.

## 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 ANC90FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA161), Sep 3, 1990: Piper PA-31-325 (N59783), Kaltag, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE AFTER BECOMING DISTRACTED WITH AN ENGINE PROBLEM. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: LOSS OF POWER IN THE #2 ENGINE FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON AND THE…

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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