# Accident 19911210063089A: Piper PA31350, Temple Bar, AZ, December 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1991, 16:42 local time
- Place: Temple Bar, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LVAA
- Location: 36.0196° N, 114.2893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0196&lon=-114.2893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350MR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N350MR-2000-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 2,972 total, 654 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911210063089A

## Narrative

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

FLYING VFR IN VFR CONDITIONS STRUCK A MOUNTAIN SIDE.MOUNTAIN TOPS OBSCURED BY CLOUDS.VISIBILTY RESTRICTED IN RAIN.

## 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 LAX92FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA058), Dec 10, 1991: Piper PA31-350 (N350MR), Temple Bar, AZ, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S POOR INFLIGHT DECISION BY NOT ELECTING TO PROCEED TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT AND TO CONTINUE TO THE FLIGHT UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE…

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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