# Accident 19970410010239A: Piper PA28140, Port Alsworth, AK, April 10, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1997, 09:20 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1998° N, 154.2800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1998&lon=-154.2800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6472R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6472R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,824 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970410010239A

## Narrative

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

LOSING POWER VIBRATION AND SMOKE. DAMAGED GEAR LANDING ON SOFT SANDBAR. HAT THROWN A CONNECTING ROD THRU CASE.

## 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 ANC97LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA052), Apr 10, 1997: Piper PA-28-140 (N6472R), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power, due to failure of the number 2 connecting rod assembly (rod, bearing, & bolts). The lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing was a related factor.

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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