# Accident 19931130045209A: Piper PA31300, Fallon, NV, November 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1993, 06:45 local time
- Place: Fallon, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: XFLA
- Location: 39.5001° N, 118.2901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5001&lon=-118.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4081W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4081W-1996-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 400 in this make and model, 193 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931130045209A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO FLY THROUGH A SADDLE IN MOUNTAIN. ENTERED LOW CEILING AND SNOW SHOWER. STRUCK TREES TRYING TO CLIMB IFR.

## 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 LAX94LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA062), Nov 30, 1993: Piper PA-32-300 (N4081W), Fallon, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's intentional continued flight into known adverse weather 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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