# Accident 19901012045879A: Piper STCPA20, King Salmon, AK, October 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1990, 11:00 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.9605° N, 158.5794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9605&lon=-158.5794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7049K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7049K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA20
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 82 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901012045879A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF IN WET SNOW FALLING WITH ICE AND SNOW ON AIRFRAME. MADE PASS AT GRAVEL BAR AND STALLED ON GO AROUND.

## 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 ANC91LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA005), Oct 12, 1990: Piper PA-20 (N7049K), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADVERTANT STALL DURING AN ABORTED LANDING.

## Other reports on N7049K (3)

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

- [Accident 19971020030829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971020030829A), Oct 20, 1997: Piper PA20 (N7049K), Naknek, AK, Substantial damage. (.19)Departed mininum fuel. Engine quit crash landed on tundra. (.4)the pilot departed on a local flight in the tailwheel-equipped airplane with 1/4 tank o
- [Incident 19880529057409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880529057409I), May 29, 1988: Piper PA20 (N7049K), Jack Fish Landi, AK, Minor damage. Student pilot damaged aircraft while taxiing for takeoff. Cause of damage not stated.
- [Incident 19800521053659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800521053659I), May 21, 1980: Piper PA20 (N7049K), Oakes, ND, Minor damage. Hard landing on farm field damaged gear and prop.

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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