# Accident 19950120003489A: Piper PA32300, Akiak, AK, January 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1995, 10:33 local time
- Place: Akiak, AK
- Airport: Akiak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYQA
- Location: 60.9004° N, 161.2296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9004&lon=-161.2296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4480X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4480X-2013-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 296 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950120003489A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED ON CLIMBOUT INTO OVERRUN. NOSED OVER. PERFORMANCE DEGRADED BY FAULTY MAGNETO AND A FOWLED SPARK PLUG.

## 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 ANC95LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA029), Jan 20, 1995: Piper PA-32-300 (N4480X), Akiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO AN ERRATIC SPARK PLUG.

## Other reports on N4480X (1)

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

- [Incident 19870401027779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870401027779I), Apr 1, 1987: Piper PA32300 (N4480X), Kwigillingok, AK, Minor damage. During rollout the nose wheel collapsed after striking a snowbank on the runway.

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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