# Accident 19910628025109A: Piper PA28161, Whittier, AK, June 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1991, 10:10 local time
- Place: Whittier, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8505° N, 148.0290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8505&lon=-148.0290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4362V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4362V-1994-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 341 total, 37 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910628025109A

## Narrative

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

STALLED WHILE FLYING LOW OVER MOUNTAIN GLACIER. NO ROOM TO RECOVER. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## 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 ANC91LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA081), Jun 28, 1991: Piper PA-28-161 (N4362V), Whittier, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER FLYING SPEED.

## Other reports on N4362V (1)

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

- [Accident 19840902045329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840902045329A), Sep 2, 1984: Piper PA28161 (N4362V), Chistochina, AK, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff when no airspeed built up. Struck car at end of runway. Carburetor heat used for takeoff.

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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