# Accident 19930320005849A: Piper STCPA14, Rainey Pass, AK, March 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1993, 15:00 local time
- Place: Rainey Pass, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6096° N, 154.7803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6096&lon=-154.7803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5153H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5153H-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA14
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930320005849A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES PILOT FLEW INTO BOX CANYON INSTEAD OF RAINEY PASS. IMPACTED ROCKS ON MOUNTAINSIDE. NEAR ZERO IMC IN 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 ANC93FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA045), Mar 20, 1993: Piper PA-14 (N5153H), Rainey Pass, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S ATTEMPT TO FLY VFR IN IMC CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

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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