# Accident 20020130003289A: Piper PA60601P, Ukiah, CA, January 30, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2002, 22:05 local time
- Place: Ukiah, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4364° N, 122.6956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4364&lon=-122.6956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3636M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3636M-2002-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020130003289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING INBOUND TO UKIAH, CA. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TOP OF MOUNTAIN FATALLY INJURING THE PIC AND TOTALLY DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. ACCORDING TO REPORTS FROM THE GLEN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT THE WRECKAGE SITE IS APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE IN LENGTH AND IS COVERED IN APPROXIMATELY FOUR TO SIX FOOT OF SNOW. BECAUSE OF THIS NTSB HAS ADVISED THIS OFFICE NOT TO ATTEMPT ACCESS THE ACCIDENT SCENE UNTIL SNOW MELTS. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED TO REFLECT THE RESULTS OF THE SITE INVESTIGATION AT THAT TIME.

## 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 LAX02FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA073), Jan 31, 2002: Piper Aerostar 601P (N3636M), Stonyford, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance during cruise flight, which resulted in the in-flight collision with mountainous terrain. Factors in the accident were the mountainous terrain and…

## Other reports on N3636M (1)

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

- [Incident 19940127001139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940127001139I), Jan 27, 1994: Piper PA60601P (N3636M), Santa Rosa, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: history: on 01-17-94 at 11:10 PST a Piper 601P operated by mark r. dawson experienced a hydraulic system failure and landed with the nose gear…

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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