# NTSB Accident ANC08LA046
> **PIPER PA-32** · 2008-04-01 · Koliganek, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC08LA046
- **Event ID:** 20080407X00434
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-04-01
- **Location:** Koliganek, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 59.616664, -157.511672
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32
- **Registration:** N8327S
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's VFR flight into adverse weather conditions that resulted in a collision with snow-covered terrain during a turn to reverse direction. Factors contributing to the accident were low ceilings, flat lighting conditions, and the snow-covered terrain.

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