# NTSB Accident ANC93LA029
> **PIPER PA-32** · 1993-01-29 · PORT HEIDEN, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC93LA029
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11643
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-01-29
- **Location:** PORT HEIDEN, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 56.959243, -158.5802
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32
- **Registration:** N8327S
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER INTAKE VALVE STEM.  A FACTOR IN THE DEGREE OF DAMAGE THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED IN THE MISHAP WAS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING ON SHOW COVERED TUNDRA.

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