# Accident 19950707017079A: Piper PA32R300, Haines, AK, July 7, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1995, 14:56 local time
- Place: Haines, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LABA
- Location: 59.1592° N, 135.8591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.1592&lon=-135.8591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6281J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6281J-1997-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 1,425 total, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950707017079A

## Narrative

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

TURNED INTO RISING TERRAIN TO FOLLOW A BEAR AND ITS CUB. STALLED AND STRUCK RISING TERRAIN. SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT.

## 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 ANC95FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA101), Jul 7, 1995: Piper PA-32R-300 (N6281J), Haines, AK, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE ABOVE AND CLEARANCE FROM THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO CONDUCT THE MANEUVER IN…

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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