Accident · substantial damage
Oct 20, 1993 · Karluk, AKTHE SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING.
- Damage
- Substantial
- Injuries
- None
- Report
- ANC94LA013
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC94LA013)
N4327PPiper PA-32-301
Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026
Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Oct 1993)6 ADs may apply5 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- King Air INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Naknek, AK
- Certificate issued
- Sep 23, 2023
- Expires
- Sep 30, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 21, 1983
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Piper
- Model
- PA-32-301
- Serial number
- 32-8406002
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 7
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A52DE7
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming Io-540 Ser
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 300 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2023 – nowKing Air INCNaknek, AK · current
- 1959 – 1965Baker Aircraft Sales INCLong Beach, CA · different airframe: Piper Pa-23-160 S/N 23-1828
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (1)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (6)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-13 | Stabilizer Control System | Mar 11, 2013 | Airframe (PA-32-301) |
| 2010-15-10 | Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 Series Airplanes | Aug 31, 2010 | Airframe (PA-32-301)Certain serial numbers: PA-28-140 28-20001–28-26946; PA-28-140 28-7125001–28-7725290; PA-28-150 28-03; PA-28-150 28-1–28-4377; PA-28-150 28-1760A; PA-28-160 28-03; … |
| 2005-19-11 | Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, LO-360… | Oct 21, 2005 | Engine (IO-540 SER)Only with: Engines rated at 300 HP or lower, manufactured new, rebuilt, or overhauled after March 1, 1999, or that had a crankshaft installed after March 1, 1999. |
| 2004-05-24 | Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-540, IO-540, LTIO-540, O-540, and… | Mar 30, 2004 | Engine (IO-540 SER)Only with: Engines with crankshaft gear retaining bolts P/N STD-2209 installed; excludes O-540-F series engines subject to AD 99-03-05 with bolt not since replaced, engines with bolt installed at original assembly or replaced by Lycoming per SB 554 after November 10, 1998, engines with bolt from replacement kits 05K19987, 05K23325, 05K23326, 05K23327, 05K23335 or 05K23336, and engines with single-drive dual magnetos. |
| 99-05-09 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-23, PA- 24, PA-28, PA-32, and PA-34 Series Airplanes | Mar 19, 1999 | Airframe (PA-32-301)Certain serial numbers: PA-23-235 27-505–27-622; PA-23-250 27-01–27-2504; PA-24-180 24-103–24-3687; PA-24-250 24-103–24-3687; PA-24-260 24-3642; PA-24-260 24-4000–24-5028; …. Only with: Equipped with Purolator air filter P/N 638873, Model CA161PL, or Piper P/N 460-632 (PS60007-2). |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95-26-13 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA28 and PA32 Series… | Feb 5, 1996 | Airframe (PA-32-301)Only with: Equipped with oil cooler hose assemblies that do not meet TSO-C53a, Type D requirements. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (5)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Engine fuel and control · fuel nozzle · malfunctionedApr 13, 2007
ON TAKEOFF ENGINE BEGIN RUNNING ROUGH LANDED AND CALLED MX. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL NOZZLES.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · fuel control · unknownJun 22, 2005
PILOT WAS TAKING OFF AND JUST AS HE ROTATED THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, THE PILOT HAVING RUNAWAY LEFT LANDED AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE. MX STARTED THE ENGINE AFTER SOME DIFFICULTY THEN REPLACED FUEL SERVO, CLEANED FUEL NOZZLES, SUMPED A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OFF WATER OUT OFF FUEL TANKS, PURGED ENTIRE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · tire · cutJul 23, 2000
LEFT MAIN TIRE WENT FLAT DURING ROLL-OUT. REPLACED CUT TIRE. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Equipment and furnishings · elt · malfunctionedJan 22, 2000
ELT ACTIVATED IN FLIGHT AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. RESET ELT, OPS CHECK OK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ignition · magneto · malfunctionedOct 18, 1998
RT MAGNETO HAD EXCESSIVE RPM DROP DURING ENGINE RUN UP PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO GATE. REPLACED MAGNETO, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026