Piper PA 28-140 N1642J

Summary

On 13 March 1983 at about 20:45 local time, a Piper PA 28-140 registered N1642J was involved in an accident near Chugiak, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 March 1983 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Chugiak, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.4097, -149.1695

Aircraft

Piper PA 28-140

Registration

N1642J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wasilla → Anchorage

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC83FAG05

4 people had minor injuries.

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 FLT ORIGINATED AT ANCHORAGE, AK AT APRX 1400 AST. WHILE FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF KNIK GLACIER, SOME SHEEP WERE OBSERVED & THE PLT CIRCLED IN THE AREA 2 TIMES. DURING THE 2ND TURN, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ERRATICALLY. REPORTEDLY, THE PLT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT & THE ENGINE SMOOTHED OUT. HE THEN DIVERTED TO PALMER WHERE THE ENGINE WAS CHECKED & OPERATED NORMALLY. THEREFORE, HE DEPARTED PALMER AND CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO WASILLA, AK WHERE HE LANDED FOR A COFFEE BREAK. AT APRX 1550, THEY DEPARTED WASILLA FOR THE RETURN FLT TO ANCHORAGE. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE CLIMBED TO 3500 FT MSL, & AFTER CROSSING THE KNIK ARM, PROCEEDED ALONG THE MTNS. IN THE VICINITY OF PETER'S CREEK, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. THE PLT REPORTED HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, BUT THE ENGINE RAN ROUGHER, SO HE DECONTINUED ITS USE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT LOST AIRSPEED & THE PLT MADE A CRASH LANDING. THE TEMP & DEW POINT WERE 40 & 23 DEG, RESPECTIVELY. ACCORDING TO ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS. VISIBLE ICING WAS PROBABLE AT CRUISE OR GLIDING POWER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.