# Accident 19901211053799A: Piper PA32301, Kongiganak, AK, December 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1990, 11:50 local time
- Place: Kongiganak, AK
- Airport: Kongiganak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ACSA
- Location: 60.8105° N, 161.8504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8105&lon=-161.8504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8225J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8225J-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 600 in this make and model, 330 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901211053799A

## Narrative

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

STALLED TURNING FINAL TO ALIGN WITH RUNWAY. LANDED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY IN ROUGH GROUND AND SNOWBANKS.

## 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 ANC91LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA015), Dec 11, 1990: Piper PA-32 (N8225J), Kongikank, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING APPROACH RESULTING IN AN INADVERRTENT STALL ANND UNCONTROLLED DESCENT INTO THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N8225J (1)

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

- [Incident 19870602069419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870602069419I), Jun 2, 1987: Piper PA32301 (N8225J), Monterey, CA, Minor damage. Left wingtip struck a car as aircraft maneuvered to parking.

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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