Piper PA-28-140 N2350T

Summary

On 1 August 1998 at about 21:40 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N2350T was involved in an accident near Cantwell, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 August 1998 at 21:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Cantwell, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

63.0100, -149.3993

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N2350T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Fairbanks

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC98LA105

1 person died.

The pilot's intentional continued VFR flight into IMC. Factors were the scattered to broken clouds, and the mountainous terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The non-instrument rated pilot transmitted that he was lost in the clouds and requested help. He began to transmit his position and heading, and then no further transmissions were overheard. The airplane was located at 7,200 feet msl in steep, mountainous terrain extending upwards to 10,000 feet msl. Pilots flying in the area reported VFR weather with cloud bases at 5,000 feet msl, and cloud tops at 9,000 feet msl. These pilots stated that most of the mountain was in the clear, and that they were able to pick their way around the clouds. The airplane and pilot could not be recovered due to hazardous terrain and inclement weather.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.