Piper PA-22 N67559
7 March 1993 · Iliamna, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 March 1993 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N67559, operated by Baumgartner, Robert G., was involved in an accident near Iliamna, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Iliamna, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 59.8497, -154.5602
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N67559
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Baumgartner, Robert G.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Dillingham
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC93LA040
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT IN COMMANDS ATTEMPT TO CONDUCT A VISUAL FLIGHT DURING INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE EMERGENCY 180 DEGREE TURN MANEUVER TO REVERSE DIRECTION. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITION AND THE PILOT IN COMMANDS LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN PERFORMING 180 TURNS SOLELY BY REFERENCE TO THE PLANE'S BASIC COCKPIT INSTRUMENTATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) RESTRICTED PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED THE AIRPORT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH THE INTENT OF MAINTAINING VISUAL REFERENCE WITH THE GROUND BY RELYING ON PROMINENT GROUND FEATURES. ONCE ALOFT, HE REALIZED THAT THERE WERE NO PROMINENT GROUND REFERENCE FEATURES ALONG THE SHORELINE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FLEW INTO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BECAME ENGROSSED IN TRYING TO FIND THE GROUND RATHER THAN FLYING THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT HE BECAME SPATIALLY DISORIENTED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A 180 DEGREE TURN MANEUVER AND THAT THE AIRPLANE CRASHED IN AN INVERTED ATTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 1993 | Piper PA-22 | Drift River, Alaska, United States | Johnson, Ronald B. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1993 | Piper PA-22-108 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Hammer, LEO J. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1993 | Piper PA-22-20 | Oakdale, California, United States | ED Ferro | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1993 | Piper PA-22-150 | La Pointe, Wisconsin, United States | Paul J. Beckman & Radd Johnson | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1993 | Piper PA-22 | South St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | Miller, Mitchel A. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1993 | Piper PA-22 | Jay Creek, Alaska, United States | Gifford, William D. | No injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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