# Accident 19930618019709A: Piper PA32300, Juneau, AK, June 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1993, 14:30 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LABA
- Location: 58.5800° N, 134.7709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.5800&lon=-134.7709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30505, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30505-1999-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 963 total, 75 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930618019709A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED CLOUDS TRYING TO FLY THROUGH A PASS.MADE 180 TURN.IMPACTED ON GLACIER. INADEQUATE TRAINING MANUAL A FACTOR

## 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 ANC93LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA096), Jun 18, 1993: Piper PA-32-300 (N30505), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT CONTINUING VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, THE CLOUDY WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE PASS, THE…

## Other reports on N30505 (2)

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

- [Accident 19971023030899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971023030899A), Oct 23, 1997: Piper PA32300 (N30505), Juneau, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck cloud obscured rising terrain trying to negotiate a pass. (.4)the pilot was flying through a mountain pass when the airplane collided with rising…
- [Incident 19940510021909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940510021909I), May 10, 1994: Piper PA32300 (N30505), Juneau, AK. Low oil pressure on test flight returned safely. Oil line at firewall fitting under uphostery loose. Leaked oil.

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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