# Incident 20130701015389I: Piper PA-28-140, Quinhagak, AK, July 1, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2013, 15:45 local time
- Place: Quinhagak, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.7513° N, 161.8972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quinhagak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7513&lon=-161.8972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9874W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9874W) (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 PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,194 total, 3,194 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130701015389I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IN CRUISE FLIGHT 500 AGL WITH ONE SOUL ONBOARD, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE RPM. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART WITHOUT SUCCESS. RADIOED A MAYDAY CALL AND EXECUTED EMERGENCY LANDING ON TUNDRA. MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE, NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N9874W (1)

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

- [Incident 19791209047519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791209047519I), Dec 9, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N9874W), Live Oak, FL, Minor damage. Pilot landed fast and hard. Nose gear collapsed after bouncing.

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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