# Accident 20010730028519A: Piper PA32300, Glacier, AK, July 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2001, 14:35 local time
- Place: Glacier, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LABA
- Location: 59.0667° N, 135.7833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0667&lon=-135.7833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39586, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39586-2002-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010730028519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON A FLIGHT SEEING TOUR IN ROUTE TO GLACIER BAY, A PA-32 AIRCRAFT WITH 5 PASSENGERS AND 1 PILOT CRASHED INTO A MOUNTAIN WALL KILLING ALL 6. WEATHER AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AT THE TIME OF FLIGHT WAS IMC.

## 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 ANC01FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01FA093), Jul 30, 2001: Piper PA-32-300 (N39586), Haines, AK, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather conditions, and his poor in-flight decision making. Factors associated with the accident were clouds and mountainous terrain. A finding is 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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