# Accident 19920404008929A: Piper PA31350, Kotzebue, AK, April 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1992, 09:36 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Ralph Wien Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FFSA
- Location: 67.2409° N, 161.1909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2409&lon=-161.1909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3555C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3555C-2013-03-07) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,367 total, 4,823 in this make and model, 285 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920404008929A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SNOW COVERED GROUND ON ILS APPROACH USING COMMAND BARS. DESCENDED BELOW DH WHILE TRANSMITTING POSITION.

## 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 ANC92LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA058), Apr 4, 1992: Piper PA-31-350 (N3555C), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT FACTOR IN THAT THE PROPER GLIDEPATH AND ALTITUDE WAS NOT MAINTAINED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INATTENTIVENESS AND SNOW.

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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