# Accident 19920526015999A: Piper STCPA12, Port Heiden, AK, May 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1992, 08:00 local time
- Place: Port Heiden, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.9600° N, 158.5795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9600&lon=-158.5795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3558M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3558M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320C2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920526015999A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC92LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA080), May 26, 1992: Piper PA-12 (N3558M), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSES. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE 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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