ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37907
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| Date: | Saturday 17 February 1990 |
| Time: | 13:35 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Peninsula Airways t/a Penair |
| Registration: | N27328 |
| MSN: | 31-7752149 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12690 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540-J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 8 miles WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | King Cove, Alaska (KVC/PACV) |
| Cold Bay, Alaska (CDB/PACD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE SCHEDULED FLIGHT'S DEPARTURE FROM KING COVE WAS DELAYED DUE TO A PASSING SNOW SQUALL. A WITNESS AT THE AIRPORT STATED THAT THE WEATHER AT THE AIRPORT WAS GOOD WHEN THE FLIGHT DEPARTED; HOWEVER, HE NOTED DARK CLOUDS IN THE DIRECTION OF COLD BAY, THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF THE FLIGHT.
THE AIRPLANE DID NOT REACH ITS DESTINATION. IT WAS FOUND, WHERE IT HAD IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR THE TOP OF A RIDGE LINE AT THE 1,250 FOOT LEVEL, BETWEEN KING COVE & COLD BAY. ABOUT 8 MILES WEST-NORTH-WEST OF COLD BAY, WEATHER REPORTS INDICATED THERE WERE SNOW SHOWERS OF UNKNOWN INTENSITY IN ALL QUADRANTS.
CAUSE: CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE (OR CLEARANCE) FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE ADVERSE WEATHER AND TERRAIN CONDITIONS WERE RELATED FACTORS. REGISTRATION N27328 CANCELLED BY THE FAA MARCH 13, 1990
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: ANC90FA034 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X22501&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=27328
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20140822222957/http://www.baaa-acro.com:80/1990/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-cold-bay-1-killed/
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ak/N27328/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Jun-2015 20:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Aug-2017 13:07 | TB | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 09-Oct-2017 18:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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