Piper PA-28R N5936V
24 August 1982 · Dillingham, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 August 1982 at about 06:15 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N5936V, operated by Robert E. Needham, was involved in an accident near Dillingham, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dillingham, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N5936V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robert E. Needham
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Dubois
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ANC82DAG60
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT THE 1400 FOOT LEVEL. HE PROPOSED FLIGHT ON V-452 WHICH DOES NOT EXIST IN THAT AREA. V-462 WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATE BUT HIS POSITION DID NOT COINCIDE WITH THAT ROUTE. HE WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN. TWILIGHT ENDED ABOUT 40 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Gastonia, North Carolina, United States | Southeast Airmotive Corp | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Truckee, California, United States | Larry Laurich | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Elko, Nevada, United States | Aviation World | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Mattoon, Illinois, United States | Edwin D. Buxton | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States | James P. Chick | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | George Frangie | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 14 Aug 1982 | Cessna 207 | Near Anvik, Alaska, United States | Byron R. Walton | No injuries | - |
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