# Accident 19961206037199A: Piper PA31350, Nunapitchuk, AK, December 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Nunapitchuk, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YAAA
- Location: 60.8797° N, 162.4622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nunapitchuk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8797&lon=-162.4622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54272, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54272-2004-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 550 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961206037199A

## Narrative

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

RAN RIGHT TANK DRY. HAD TO SHUTDOWN ENGINE. DIVERTED 16A. LANDED HARD VEERED OFF RUNWAY. XWIND CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N54272 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830922066459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830922066459I), Sep 22, 1983: Piper PA31350 (N54272), Richland, WA. Prisoner attacked pilot with a knife. Pilot's throat cut. Co-pilot's arm cut. Crew subdued prisoner.

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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