# Accident 19930602019739A: Piper PA32300, Skagway, AK, June 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1993, 14:55 local time
- Place: Skagway, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FYOA
- Location: 59.5709° N, 135.3495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5709&lon=-135.3495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8127K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8127K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,210 total, 50 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930602019739A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE AND ENGINE SIEZED LANDED ON A GLACIER. NR2 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BROKE. FATIQUE FRACTURES.

## 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 ANC93LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA077), Jun 2, 1993: Piper PA-32-300 (N8127K), Skagway, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS A RESULT OF A FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE #2 CONNECTING ROD. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE EMERGENCY LANDING.

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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