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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-32 | Near Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Peter Reichard | No injuries | - |
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| 30 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-32-300 | Van Wert, Ohio, United States | Whitman Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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