Piper PA-22-160 N9050D

Summary

On 12 August 1984 at about 18:50 local time, a Piper PA-22-160 registered N9050D was involved in an accident near Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States. 5 people were on board and one died, 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 August 1984 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Boundary Company (65S)

Coordinates

48.7502, -116.5095

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-160

Registration

N9050D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA84FA196

1 person died.

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 PLT TOOK OFF WITH 3 ADULT PASSENGERS & A 2 YR OLD CHILD ON BOARD & FLEW APRX 1.3 HRS. JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, HE REPORTED ON A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 20. AS THE PLT CONTINUED THE APCH, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED OVER THE RWY AT APRX 100' AGL, REPORTEDLY AT FULL POWER, BUT WAS MUSHING & LOSING ALTITUDE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE CRASHED WEST OF THE DEPARTURE END WHILE ON A SOUTHEASTERLY HEADING. TWO FLT INSTRUCTORS REPORTED THAT THE ACFT HAD STALLED OR MUSHED. TWO OTHER WITNESSES STATED THAT THE ENG WAS NOT DEVELOPING POWER WHEN THE PLANE CRASHED. HOWEVER, NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION. A CHECK OF THE PLT'S BLOOD SHOWED AN ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 0.046%. THE DENSITY ALT WAS ABOUT 4200 FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.