# Accident 19810122001199A: Piper PA31310, Mount Shasta, CA, January 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1981, 09:29 local time
- Place: Mount Shasta, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CLAA
- Location: 41.3209° N, 122.3155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Shasta, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3209&lon=-122.3155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1938W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1938W-1984-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,238 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810122001199A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

IMPACTED SIDE OF CLOUD-SHROUDED MOUNTAIN IN A CLIMB ATTITUDE. ICING, SEVERE TURBULENCE IN AREA. WAS VFR OFF COURSE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX81FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA039), Jan 22, 1981: Piper PA-31 (N1938W), Mt Shasta, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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