47.9289° N, 122.0927° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Snohomish, WA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 7, 1991 · 13:07 local
Place
Snohomish, WA
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
CFAEC
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
5
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Not in radar contact in high density IFR area. Collided with N65831 IFR traffic. Near overcast. Destroyed in air.
As the FAA filed it
NOT IN RADAR CONTACT IN HIGH DENSITY IFR AREA. COLLIDED WITH N65831 IFR TRAFFIC. NEAR OVERCAST. DESTROYED IN AIR.