# Accident 19930129005629A: Piper PA32301, Port Heiden, AK, January 29, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1993, 09:57 local time
- Place: Port Heiden, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PNSA
- Location: 56.9592° N, 158.5802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9592&lon=-158.5802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8327S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8327S-2008-07-02) (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 IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,400 total, 3,900 in this make and model, 246 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930129005629A

## Narrative

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

NR 3 INTAKE VALVE BROKE. VALVE PASSED THRU PISTON CAUSING EXTENSIVE INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE. LANDED ON FROZEN TUNDRA

## 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 ANC93LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA029), Jan 29, 1993: Piper PA-32 (N8327S), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER INTAKE VALVE STEM. A FACTOR IN THE DEGREE OF DAMAGE THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED IN THE MISHAP WAS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING ON SHOW COVERED…

## Other reports on N8327S (3)

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

- [Accident 20080401831969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080401831969A), Apr 1, 2008: Piper PA32301 (N8327S), Koliganek, AK, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot stated the weather was going down. He decided to turn around. He thought about calling the village agent to tell him he was returning, but…
- [Incident 19981018034159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981018034159I), Oct 18, 1998: Piper PA32301 (N8327S), Egegik, AK, Minor damage. On October 18, 1998, at about 2120 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-32-301, N8327S, piloted by george p baumgartner and registered to peninsula airways, inc.,…
- [Incident 19830120003809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830120003809I), Jan 20, 1983: Piper PA32301 (N8327S), Woodbridge, VA, Minor damage. Struck tree tops on approach to a night landing. Went around and landed. NOTAM on tree obstructions.

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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