# Accident 19920903035169A: Piper PA22160, Port Alsworth, AK, September 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1992, 16:30 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HXXC
- Location: 60.1990° N, 154.2802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1990&lon=-154.2802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8420D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8420D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,500 total, 165 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920903035169A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT FROM STEP TURN WATER TAKEOFF. STALLED INTO TREES. REPORTED LOW FUEL PRIOR DEPARTURE.

## 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 ANC92LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA156), Sep 4, 1992: Piper PA-22 (N8420D), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER MANEUVER THAT UNPORTED THE LOW FUEL TANK. THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AT THE SITE OF FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N8420D (1)

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

- [Incident 19850417017169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850417017169I), Apr 17, 1985: Piper PA22160 (N8420D), Tyonek, AK, Minor damage. Landed on unmaintained strip due to personal needs. Gear hit berm on partially plowed strip, aircraft flipped over.

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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