# Accident 19900907042289A: Piper PA32RT300T, Glacier Bay, AK, September 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1990, 18:25 local time
- Place: Glacier Bay, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1503° N, 146.8096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1503&lon=-146.8096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N393HM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N393HM-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,010 total, 500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900907042289A

## Narrative

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

REPORT ROUGH ENGINE AND SMOKE IN CABIN. CRASHED IN A BAY. ONE WING AND PASSENGER ONLY OBJECTS FOUND.

## 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 ANC90LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA173), Sep 8, 1990: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N393HM), Glacier Island, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED MECHANICAL FAILURE(S) THAT RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, AND A SUBSEQUENT EMERGENCY DESCENT FOR A FORCED LANDING (DITCHING) AT SEA. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN…

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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