# Accident 19920216003099A: Piper PA31T2, Big Bear, CA, February 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1992, 16:35 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2596° N, 116.8402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2596&lon=-116.8402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60AW-1992-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T2
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920216003099A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF CLOUD-OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. REGULAR PILOT REFUSED TRIP BECAUSE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS.

## 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 LAX92FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA120), Feb 17, 1992: Piper PA-31T-II (N60AW), Big Bear, CA, destroyed, 7 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN CONTINUING VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OBSCURED BY CLOUDS. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO…

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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