# Accident 19910207003909A: Piper PA31350, Anniston, AL, February 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1991, 08:30 local time
- Place: Anniston, AL
- Airport: Anniston Metropolitan Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VABA
- Location: 33.5290° N, 85.9193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5290&lon=-85.9193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27818, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27818-2014-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910207003909A

## Narrative

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

CANCELLED IFR INBOUND AND IMPACTED CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN TOP. WAS ADVISED MOCA BUT IMPACT WAS 600 FEET BELOW MOCA

## 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 ATL91FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA052), Feb 7, 1991: Piper PA-31-350 (N27818), Munford, AL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT ATTEMPTING VISUAL FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS BELOW THE MINIMUM SAFE ALTITUDE FOR TERRAIN CLEARANCE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE LOW CEILING AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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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