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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Mckinley Park, AK · July 28, 1982

Date: July 28, 1982 · 15:10 local
Place: Mckinley Park, AK
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3093T
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC82DA063
Reported as: Piper PA32300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,500 total300 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N3093TRegistration cancelled Dec 8, 1983 · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7240130 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot too low over mountainous terrain, downdraft forced aircraft into glacier at 6400 foot elevation.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOO LOW OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, DOWNDRAFT FORCED AIRCRAFT INTO GLACIER AT 6400 FOOT ELEVATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC82DA063Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportMckinley Nat'L., AKThe pilot was flying over one glacier at about 700 feet AGL and turned to fly to another upslope glacier. He encountereda downdraft and was unable to climb enough to avoid colliding with the glacier. The elevation of the crash site was about 6600 ft MSL.Jul 28, 1982 · Substantial damage