# Incident 19990909025999I: Piper PA32R300, Kotzebue, AK, September 9, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1999, 19:45 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BTHA
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4352F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4352F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,226 total, 3,005 in this make and model, 479 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990909025999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE RETURN LEG OF A PART 135 FLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE #2 CYLINDER HAD FAILED CAUSING ENGINE STOPPAGE AND THE NEED FOR AN OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING.

## Other reports on N4352F (4)

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

- [Accident 20161120022569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161120022569A), Nov 20, 2016: Piper PA-32R-300 (N4352F), Mcgrath, AK, Minor damage. During a on-demand flight from MCG-HRC-panv-SHX-5N1-MCG, the airman was unable to lower the nose landing gear 4 miles out from 5N1 airport. Both main gear…
- [Incident 20011206031619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011206031619I), Dec 6, 2001: Piper PA32R300 (N4352F), Bettles, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Incident #A1012002006 ptrs 2002B0644. Pilot selected gear down on approach to bettels airport. Gear started down then all electrical power was lost.…
- [Accident 20010921025089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010921025089A), Sep 21, 2001: Piper PA32R300 (N4352F), Tanana, AK, No damage. (-23) Approximately 26 miles east of Tanana, pilot noted loss of electrical power, which resulted in complete electrical power loss. Pilot elected to make…
- [Incident 19940422028769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940422028769I), Apr 22, 1994: Piper PA32R300 (N4352F), Pontiac, MI, Substantial damage. On climb to cruise while leaning engines over shot clearance altitude by 700 feet. Traffic conflict created.

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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