# Accident 19930325006969A: Piper PA31310, Mekoryuk, AK, March 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1993, 11:40 local time
- Place: Mekoryuk, AK
- Airport: Mekoryuk Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.3702° N, 166.2705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3702&lon=-166.2705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9102Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9102Y-1997-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Reported engine: LYC IO540G1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33,362 total, 1,687 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930325006969A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A HILL WHILE MAKING A VISUAL APPROACH IN IMC. PILOT BLAMED WHITOUT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.

## 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 ANC93LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA048), Mar 25, 1993: Piper PA-31 (N9102Y), Mekoryuk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND INITIATED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE WHITEOUT WEATHER CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N9102Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19840304011719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840304011719I), Mar 4, 1984: Piper PA31 (N9102Y), Hooper Bay, AK, Minor damage. Forgot to lower the landing gear. Landed gear up. Gear horn inoperative.

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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