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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-301 · Cold Bay, AK · April 14, 2011

Date
April 14, 2011 · 10:45 local
Place
Cold Bay, AK
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PNSA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N81052
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC11LA027
Reported as
Piper PA-32-301
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft experienced severe turbulence in the Cold Bay area that caused damage to the horizontal stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SEVERE TURBULENCE IN THE COLD BAY AREA THAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.