# Accident 19950625015539A: Piper STCPA31, Valdez, AK, June 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1995, 15:57 local time
- Place: Valdez, AK
- Airport: Valdez Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1493° N, 146.8093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1493&lon=-146.8093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62851, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62851-1997-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA31
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950625015539A

## Narrative

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

MISSED APPROACH FAILED USE PROPER MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE. STRUCK MOUNTAINSIDE.

## 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 ANC95FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA086), Jun 25, 1995: Piper PA-31 (N62851), Valdez, AK, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE PUBLISHED IFR (MISSED APPROACH) PROCEDURE AND ASSURE ADEQUATE ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N62851 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820206001789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820206001789I), Feb 6, 1982: Piper PA31 (N62851), St Paul, MN, Minor damage. Engine fire on landing roll. Put out by line crew. Fuel line b nut loose at firewall, engine just overheated.

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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