# NTSB Accident ANC90LA173
> **PIPER PA-32RT-300T** · 1990-09-08 · GLACIER ISLAND, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC90LA173
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24159
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-09-08
- **Location:** GLACIER ISLAND, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.150302, -146.809646
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32RT-300T
- **Registration:** N393HM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

UNDETERMINED MECHANICAL FAILURE(S) THAT RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, AND A SUBSEQUENT EMERGENCY DESCENT FOR A FORCED LANDING (DITCHING) AT SEA.  THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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