19880130002349A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Cold Bay, AK · January 30, 1988

Date
January 30, 1988 · 11:25 local
Place
Cold Bay, AK
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PNSA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N123TA
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC88LA027
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,725 total147 in this make and model147 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.

Struck terrain in level flight in what appears to have been whiteout conditions. Pilot has no recall of accident.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TERRAIN IN LEVEL FLIGHT IN WHAT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PILOT HAS NO RECALL OF ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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