# Accident 19970112001229A: Piper PA34200T, Dillingham, AK, January 12, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1997, 22:35 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: Dillingham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8193° N, 157.8598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8193&lon=-157.8598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2491U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2491U-1999-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360EB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,744 total, 440 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970112001229A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN GO AROUND DUE TAILWIND AND ICY RWY. BANKED INTO UNLIT AREA. FELT PA34 SCRAPING SNOW THEN WING HIT A TREE.

## 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 ANC97LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA019), Jan 13, 1997: Piper PA-34 (N2491U), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude or clearance from terrain during a go-around. A factor related to the accident was: the dark, night condition.

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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