Piper PA-14 N5188H
5 April 1988 · Glennallen, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 April 1988 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-14 registered N5188H was involved in an accident near Glennallen, Alaska, United States. 2 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Glennallen, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 62.1004, -145.5291
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-14
- Registration
- N5188H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC88DAG03
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING UP A FAIRLY WIDE VALLEY CONTAINING A RIDGE THAT HE HAD TO FLY OVER. THE GROUND WAS COMPLETELY WHITE WITH SNOW. THE PILOT NOTICED A HILL DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT; HE STARTED A TURN AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE SNOW COVERED HILL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-14 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-14 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-14 | Kustatan River, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1987 | Piper PA-14 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-14 | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | Garry W. Terry | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1986 | Piper PA-14 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Thomas Day Oates | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1990 | Piper PA-14 | Port Heiden, Alaska, United States | Thomas M. Laret, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Cessna 210L | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Engineered Systems, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1988 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Kasaan, Alaska, United States | Ketchikan Air Service | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172 | Willow, Alaska, United States | Alvin L. Ashton | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Togiak, Alaska, United States | David J. Hilty | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-18A | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Jul 1988 | Air Command 532 ELITE | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Harsh, Toni H. | No injuries | - |