# Accident 19960127000979A: Piper PA60601, Mountstorm, WV, January 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1996, 01:20 local time
- Place: Mountstorm, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GXPA
- Location: 39.2697° N, 79.2406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2697&lon=-79.2406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N162GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N162GA-2001-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601 (registry code 8360606, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,048 total, 70 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO96LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960127000979A

## Narrative

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

LOST RIGHT ENGINE EN ROUTE. SETTLED INTO CLOUDS. ICED UP. UNABLE SUSTAIN ALT. IMPACTED MOUNTAIN. NO ENGINE DEFECTS.

## 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 BFO96LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA040), Jan 27, 1996: Aerostar 601 (N162GA), Mount Storm, WV, destroyed. Probable cause: loss of power in the right engine for undetermined reason(s), and the accumulation of structural ice on the airplane, which resulted in an increased rate of descent and a subsequent forced landing…

## Other reports on N162GA (2)

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

- [Incident 19950404006639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950404006639I), Apr 4, 1995: Piper PA60601 (N162GA), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Narrative: on 04-04-95, a Piper PA-60 aircraft experienced a nose gear collapse upon landing at Louisville, KY (sdf). The aircraft was being operated by grand…
- [Incident 19930428018919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930428018919I), Apr 28, 1993: Piper PA60601 (N162GA), Cadiz, KY, Minor damage. Had three green lights on approach. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout.

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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