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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Rapid City, SD · December 31, 1993

Date: December 31, 1993 · 22:40 local
Place: Rapid City, SD
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N7659C
Reported as: Piper PA32260
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,070 total2,439 in this make and model57 in the last 90 days

N7659CRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-7600006 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft encountered heavy icing and was unable to maintain altitude. Landed safely. Pilot did not receive airmets.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED HEAVY ICING AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. LANDED SAFELY. PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE AIRMETS.

Other reports on N7659C · 2

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

Accident 19940424047379ADescent · Kellogg, IDCame out of clouds minus tail and wings. Vacumn pump siezed. Indicates spiral dive abrupt pull up. Had partial panelApr 24, 1994 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Incident 19790609014559ILevel Off Touchdown · Gillette, WYPilot made a hard landing, bounced, applied power, bounced again, nose gear collapsed.Jun 9, 1979 · Minor damage