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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Little Diomede, AK · September 1, 1981

Date
September 1, 1981 · 20:25 local
Place
Little Diomede, AK
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FSAA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N14348
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC82FA103
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
2,637 total412 in this make and model198 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Struck vertical rock cliffs on fog shrouded island, while in a climb possibly trying to clear obstruction. Burned.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK VERTICAL ROCK CLIFFS ON FOG SHROUDED ISLAND, WHILE IN A CLIMB POSSIBLY TRYING TO CLEAR OBSTRUCTION. BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N14348 · 2

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