# Accident 19930320005779A: Piper PA22160, Drift River, AK, March 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1993, 11:23 local time
- Place: Drift River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.0800° N, 151.1602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0800&lon=-151.1602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72999, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 484 total, 125 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930320005779A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO LOW CEILING AND WHITEOUT IMC. NOSED OVER IN DEEP SNOW ON A GLACIER. WAS ADVISED PRIOR VFR NOT RECOMMENDED

## 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 ANC93LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA046), Mar 20, 1993: Piper PA-22 (N72999), Drift River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE THE RISING TERRAIN AND THE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N72999 (2)

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

- [Accident 20170215002929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170215002929A), Feb 15, 2017: Piper PA-22-160 (N72999), Tanana, AK, Substantial damage. Ski equipped aircraft ran off hard pack landing area and impacted equipment off to the side.
- [Incident 20150226008849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150226008849I), Feb 26, 2015: Piper PA-22-160 (N72999), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. During taxi from taxiway u to ski strip 2, aircraft left taxiway and struck a traffic cone. Suspect prop strike and damage to tail wheel steering mechanism.…

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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