# Accident 19920525016479A: Piper PA32300, Juneau, AK, May 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1992, 12:40 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YAXA
- Location: 58.3019° N, 134.4197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Juneau, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3019&lon=-134.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15950, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15950-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920525016479A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO NEAR ZERO IMC IN A PASS. STRUCK TREE ON TURN AROUND. RETURNED TO BASE. AIRMET ISSUED FOR AREA.

## 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 ANC92LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA079), May 25, 1992: Piper PA-32-300 (N15950), Funter Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPTED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER.

## Other reports on N15950 (2)

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

- [Incident 20050725021479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050725021479I), Jul 25, 2005: Piper PA32300 (N15950), Kake, AK, Minor damage. (-23) The torque link bolt came out of the knuckle/joint of the upper and lower torque links. The cotter pin was sheared, indicating that it was in place at…
- [Incident 20040606016189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040606016189I), Jun 6, 2004: Piper PA32300 (N15950), Juneau, AK. (-23) Air ex N15950 after being cleared for take-off aborted the take-off shortly after becoming airborne. Pilot stated that the engine began to run rough and…

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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