# NTSB Accident ANC03LA044
> **Piper PA-32-300** · 2003-04-16 · Kotzebue, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC03LA044
- **Event ID:** 20030418X00528
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-04-16
- **Location:** Kotzebue, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 66.866668, -162.133331
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32-300
- **Registration:** N2863T
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain during cruise flight.  Factors associated with the accident were flat light conditions, and snow-covered terrain.

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