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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper STCPA12 · Port Heiden, AK · May 26, 1992

Date
May 26, 1992 · 08:00 local
Place
Port Heiden, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3558M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC92LA080
Reported as
Piper STCPA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O320C2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,350 total1,100 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power. Crash landed on river gravel bar. NR1 cylinder was cracked, caused very low compression.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER. CRASH LANDED ON RIVER GRAVEL BAR. NR1 CYLINDER WAS CRACKED, CAUSED VERY LOW COMPRESSION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.