Piper PA-32 accident near Kongikank, Alaska, December 11, 1990
On December 11, 1990 at about 3:50 pm local time, a Piper PA-32, registered N8225J, was substantially damaged in an accident near Kongikank, Alaska (Kongiganak airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING APPROACH RESULTING IN AN INADVERRTENT STALL ANND UNCONTROLLED DESCENT INTO THE GROUND.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 11, 1990 · about 3:50 pm local time
- Place
- Kongikank, Alaska · Kongiganak · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32 · all PA-32s on the register
- Registration
- N8225J · no longer on the register · serial 328006065
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY HE STALLED THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A SNOWBANK.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,300 hours in all; 600 in this make and model; 330 in the last 90 days; 120 in the last 30 days; 2,000 as pilot in command; 1,400 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BET Bethel AK at 3:07 pm
- Runway 18, 1,900 ft by 40 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 1,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 10°F (-12°C), dew point 1°F (-17°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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