NTSB ANC82DA049 — 1982-06-17 · NEAR EKWOK, Alaska, United States

Current FAA registration · N9561K

Make / Model: PIPER PA-32-300
Year of manufacture: 1976 · 6 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19760408
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AD4D76

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N9561K Piper PA-32-300 None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING WHEN POWER WOULD NOT DEVELOP MORE THAN 1500 RMP. TAKEOFF AND CLIMB HAD BEEN NORMAL UP TO 1000 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. SINCE NOT ENOUGH POWER WAS AVAILABLE TO CONTINUE FLIGHT A LANDING WAS MADE IN THE TUNDRA. THE BENDIX FUEL SERVO, RSA-10ED1, WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THE REGULATOR STEM NUT WAS LOOSE AND BACKED OFF TO THE END OF THE STEM. HOW THIS CONDITION DEVELOPED IS NOT KNOWN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_ANC82DA049.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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