# Accident 19880518014679A: Piper PA32260, Skwentna, AK, May 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1988, 09:40 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LCXA
- Location: 61.9307° N, 151.7308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9307&lon=-151.7308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N897P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N897P-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880518014679A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO ROCK FACE OF MOUNTAIN. VFR FLIGHT IN IFR CONDITIONS. FOG CLOUDS AND SNOW COVERED IMPACT AREA.

## 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 ANC88FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA059), May 18, 1988: Piper PA-32-260 (N897P), Skwentna, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N897P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820203006619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820203006619I), Feb 3, 1982: Piper PA32260 (N897P), Ontonagon, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft's landing gear struck snowdrifts on runway. Airport manager had failed to NOTAM condition.

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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