# Accident 19910814034439A: Piper PA32300, Gustavus, AK, August 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1991, 19:00 local time
- Place: Gustavus, AK
- Airport: Gustavus
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FGHA
- Location: 58.4193° N, 135.7792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.4193&lon=-135.7792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4075W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4075W-1992-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910814034439A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN.

## 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 SEA91FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA207), Aug 15, 1991: Piper PA-32 (N4075W), Gustavus, AK, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND/OR CLEARANCE FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE…

## Other reports on N4075W (3)

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

- [Incident 19910510019989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910510019989I), May 10, 1991: Piper PA32300 (N4075W), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. Engine cowling came loose after takeoff. Returned. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19901121061589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901121061589I), Nov 21, 1990: Piper PA32300 (N4075W), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. Top cowling came loose. Impacted aircraft. Oil cap came off. Oil covered wind screen. Safe emergency landing.
- [Accident 19741208040529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741208040529A), Dec 8, 1974: Piper PA32300 (N4075W), Clarinda, IA, Substantial damage. Crankshaft gear positioning dowl had sheared. All driven gr remained stationary.

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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