Accident · 1991-11-29

NTSB case DEN92LA012 · PIPER PA-31-350 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1991-11-29
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-31-350 (N354AC)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Alpine Aviation, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ALPINE AIR, INC.

Probable cause

A FALSE UNSAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATION DUE TO A FROZEN DOWN LOCK SWITCH. FACTORS WERE: ICING CONDITIONS AND LOW CEILINGS.

Source: NTSB case DEN92LA012

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.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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