Piper PA-32-300 N3093T
28 July 1982 · McKinley Nat'l., Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 28 July 1982 at about 23:10 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N3093T, operated by Denali Flying Service, was involved in an accident near McKinley Nat'l., Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McKinley Nat'l., Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 63.7807, -148.5204
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300
- Registration
- N3093T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Denali Flying Service
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- McKinley Park → McKinley Park
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC82DA063
People
4 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
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 PILOT WAS FLYING OVER ONE GLACIER AT ABOUT 700 FEET AGL AND TURNED TO FLY TO ANOTHER UPSLOPE GLACIER. HE ENCOUNTEREDA DOWNDRAFT AND WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB ENOUGH TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE GLACIER. THE ELEVATION OF THE CRASH SITE WAS ABOUT 6600 FT MSL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-32-300 | Glacier Bay, Alaska, United States | Layton A. Bennet | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-32 | Near Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Peter Reichard | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-32 | Tuntutuliak, Alaska, United States | Dennis L Gunder | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-32 | Houston, Texas, United States | Southern Avia. INS. Co. | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-32-300 | Near Ekwok, Alaska, United States | Armstrong Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-32-300 | Van Wert, Ohio, United States | Whitman Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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