# Accident 20010414039799A: Piper PA32R301, Emmonak, AK, April 14, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2001, 11:30 local time
- Place: Emmonak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FWRA
- Location: 62.7864° N, 164.4961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.7864&lon=-164.4961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4375B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4375B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 400 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010414039799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A PART 135 PASSENGER-CARRYING FLIGHT, THE PILOT SAW A STRANDED SNOWMOBILER. AFTER RADIOING FOR HELP, PILOT MADE A LOW PASS BY THE SNOWMOBILER, STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED INTO THE SNOW, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC01LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA056), Apr 14, 2001: Piper PA-32R-301 (N4375B), Emmonak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent stall while maneuvering. A factor associated with the accident was soft, snow-covered terrain.

## Other reports on N4375B (2)

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

- [Incident 20240818013779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240818013779I), Aug 18, 2024: Piper PA-32R-301 (N4375B), Deadhorse, AK, Minor damage. An unsafe landing gear indication of down and locked occured during landing approach phase of flight. The pilot conducted a flyby of flight service and asked…
- [Incident 20221028018439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221028018439I), Oct 28, 2022: Piper PA-32R-301 (N4375B), Aniak, AK, Minor damage. Plane departed from kalskag enroute to Aniak Alaska. Pilot noticed the landing gear warning light was illuminated, cycled the gear a couple times however the…

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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