# Accident 19900217002249A: Piper PA31350, King Cove, AK, February 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1990, 13:35 local time
- Place: King Cove, AK
- Airport: King Cove
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PNSA
- Location: 55.2197° N, 162.7806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.2197&lon=-162.7806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27328, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27328-1990-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,487 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 211 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900217002249A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CLEAR A RIDGE LINE BETWEEN KING COVE AND COLD BAY. HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS IN AREA. NO WEATHER BRIEFING.

## 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 ANC90FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA034), Feb 17, 1990: Piper PA-31-350 (N27328), Cold Bay, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE (OR CLEARANCE) FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE ADVERSE WEATHER AND…

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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