Accident · 1996-03-02
What the record says
- Event date
- 1996-03-02
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- PIPER PA-32-301 (N8374T)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
the pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from terrain. Low ceilings and snow covered terrain were factors in the accident.
Source: NTSB case ANC96LA027Flight 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.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.