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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Valdez, AK · February 1, 1975

Date
February 1, 1975
Place
Valdez, AK
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N54734
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC75AA053
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,345 total70 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Flew into rising terrain. Acft & occupants not recovered to date due avalanche danger.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN.ACFT & OCCUPANTS NOT RECOVERED TO DATE DUE AVALANCHE DANGER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.