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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Cold Bay, AL · December 12, 1980

Date
December 12, 1980 · 19:51 local
Place
Cold Bay, AL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PNSA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2243Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC81FA008
Reported as
Piper PA32300
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
3,297 total850 in this make and model218 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control in heavy snow squall on night medivac flight. Lacked 6 month instrument check.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL IN HEAVY SNOW SQUALL ON NIGHT MEDIVAC FLIGHT. LACKED 6 MONTH INSTRUMENT CHECK.

NTSB investigation

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