# Accident 19870920082959A: Piper PA31300, Eldred Rock, AK, September 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1987, 17:05 local time
- Place: Eldred Rock, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Location: 58.9717° N, 135.2208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eldred Rock, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.9717&lon=-135.2208&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGPAC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31300
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870920082959A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK THE LIP OF A CLOUD OBSCURED GLACIER. HAD CANCELED IFR. REPORTS PILOTS HAD BEEN FLYING VFR IN CLOUDS IN AREA.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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