Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-32-300 N2947N

29 June 1982 · Glacier Bay, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 June 1982 at about 20:25 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N2947N, operated by Layton A. Bennet, was involved in an accident near Glacier Bay, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:25
Classification
Accident
Location
Glacier Bay, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
58.4208, -135.7798
Aircraft
Piper PA-32-300
Registration
N2947N
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Layton A. Bennet
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Gustavus → Haines
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA82DA098

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 0 0 0 5

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

THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED DURING NORMAL CRUISE AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A DRY RIVER BED. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED FROM OVERLOAD DURING THE LANDING. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A CONNECTING DOWEL FOR A DRIVE GEAR DRIVEN BY THE CRANKSHAFT HAD BECOME LOOSE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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