# Accident 19850429014529A: Piper PA32300, Funter Pass, AK, April 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1985, 10:30 local time
- Place: Funter Pass, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LABA
- Location: 59.1597° N, 135.8592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.1597&lon=-135.8592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2897X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2897X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,499 total, 155 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850429014529A

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO UNFORECAST HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS IN PASS. DAMAGE TO GEAR AND WING. LANDED IN DEEP SNOW.

## 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 SEA85LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA099), Apr 29, 1985: Piper PA-32-300 (N2897X), Funter Pass, AK, substantial damage

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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