# NTSB Accident ANC96LA027
> **PIPER PA-32-301** · 1996-03-02 · NOME, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC96LA027
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05337
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-03-02
- **Location:** NOME, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 64.710327, -164.62001
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-301
- **Registration:** N8374T
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## 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.

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