# Accident 19930307004539A: Piper PA22150, Iliamna, AK, March 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1993, 11:30 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Airport: Iliamna
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8497° N, 154.5602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8497&lon=-154.5602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67559, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67559-1998-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 150 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930307004539A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED ON SPECIAL VFR IMC. FLEW INTO SNOW AREA AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. LOST CONTROL. CRASHED INVERTED.

## 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 ANC93LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA040), Mar 7, 1993: Piper PA-22 (N67559), Iliamna, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMANDS ATTEMPT TO CONDUCT A VISUAL FLIGHT DURING INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE EMERGENCY 180 DEGREE TURN MANEUVER…

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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