# Accident 19910519016599A: Piper PA23250, Gasquet, CA, May 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1991, 19:55 local time
- Place: Gasquet, CA
- Airport: Ward Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8391° N, 123.8500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8391&lon=-123.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49DB-1993-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 1,100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910519016599A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON MOUNTAIN SCUD RUNNING ALONG HIGHWAY AT DUSK. LOW CEILING. NO RECENT FLIGHTS,NO PREFLIGHT OR WEATHER

## 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 LAX91LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA220), May 20, 1991: Piper PA-23-250 (N49DB), Gasquet, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT VFR FLIGHT IN A NARROW MOUNTAIN VALLEY IN CONDITIONS OF LOW CEILINGS AND MOUNTAIN OBSCUREMENT.

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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