Accident · 1992-12-04

NTSB case ANC93LA019 · PIPER PA-32-301 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1992-12-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-32-301 (N8374T)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: MARK HICKEL Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): MARK HICKEL

Probable cause

THE PILOTS VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE WHILE MANEUVERING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WHITEOUT SNOW AND FOG CONDITIONS.

Source: NTSB case ANC93LA019

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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