# Accident 19930215002429A: Piper PA32300, Truckee, CA, February 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1993, 14:45 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3280° N, 120.1833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Truckee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3280&lon=-120.1833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15267, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15267-2012-08-07) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930215002429A

## Narrative

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

VFR FLIGHT FLEW INTO IFR CONDITIONS CRASHED INTO SIDE OF SNOW COVERED MOUNTAIN IN BLIZZERD 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 LAX93FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA119), Feb 15, 1993: Piper PA-32-300 (N15267), Truckee, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N15267 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740804031719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740804031719A), Aug 4, 1974: Piper PA32300 (N15267), Toledo, OH, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 20K.

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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