# Accident 20110414008799A: Piper PA-32-301, Cold Bay, AK, April 14, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2011, 10:45 local time
- Place: Cold Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PNSA
- Location: 55.1858° N, 162.7211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cold Bay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.1858&lon=-162.7211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81052, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81052) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-301
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110414008799A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC11LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA027), Apr 15, 2011: Piper PA-32-301 (N81052), Cold Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight encounter with unforecast turbulence, which resulted in structural damage to the stabilator.

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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