ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380376
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| Date: | Monday 12 December 1983 |
| Time: | 12:49 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-301 |
| Owner/operator: | Barrow Air, Inc. |
| Registration: | N3575A |
| MSN: | 32R-8013034 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1277 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Barrow, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Barrow, AK (BRW) |
| Wainwright, AK (5WW | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE THE ENG FAILED. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON TUNDRA COVERED BY ENCRUSTED SNOW & ICE NAD THE GEAR COLLAPSED. DURING THE ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS FOUND TO ALLOW ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL FLOW. HOWEVER, THE UNIT WAS LATER BENCH TESTED & WAS OPERATING NORMALLY.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC84LA023
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 January 1983 | N3575A | Private | 0 | Wainwright, AK | |
sub |
| 17 October 2006 | D-EJTF | 3 | Alava |  |
w/o |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 15:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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