# Accident 19970201002399A: Piper PA22150, Skwentna, AK, February 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1997, 14:27 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9291° N, 151.7292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9291&lon=-151.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7235D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7235D-2013-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970201002399A

## Narrative

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

LOST OVER UNDERCAST. VFR PILOT AND VFR PA22. LOW ON FUEL. LOST CONTROL IMP ACTED GLACIER VERTICAL. LOR RAN ON BOARD

## 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 ANC97LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA025), Feb 1, 1997: Piper PA-22 (N7235D), Skwentna, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and subsequent failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident are the pilot's inadequate…

## Other reports on N7235D (1)

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

- [Incident 19820117007239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820117007239I), Jan 17, 1982: Piper PA22150 (N7235D), Madras, OR, Minor damage. Allowed airplane to drift to edge of runway while landing in gusty wind. Hit snowbank.

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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