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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Dillingham, AK · April 12, 2000

Date: April 12, 2000 · 13:00 local
Place: Dillingham, AK
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6119W
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC00LA041
Reported as: Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 110 total10 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N6119WRegistration cancelled Jul 14, 2017 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-20135 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On April 12, 2000, at 1300 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 airplane, N6119W, sustained substantial damage when it crashed on chikuminuk lake at 6013N, 15902W. The commercial pilot and sole passenger received minor injuries. The airplane was being operated under 14 CFR part 21 as a ferry flight. The pilot left naknek for bethel for maintenance. He encountered whiteout conditions while trying to negotiate through the mountains nw of Dillingham, the pilot handed the controls over to the passenger so he could look at his charts. The passenger inadverdently descended and crashed onto the snow-covered lake. Information for block 29 is in progress, pilot is not being cooperative.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 12, 2000, AT 1300 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140 AIRPLANE, N6119W, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT CRASHED ON CHIKUMINUK LAKE AT 6013N, 15902W. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 21 AS A FERRY FLIGHT. THE PILOT LEFT NAKNEK FOR BETHEL FOR MAINTENANCE. HE ENCOUNTERED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHILE TRYING TO NEGOTIATE THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS NW OF DILLINGHAM, THE PILOT HANDED THE CONTROLS OVER TO THE PASSENGER SO HE COULD LOOK AT HIS CHARTS. THE PASSENGER INADVERDENTLY DESCENDED AND CRASHED ONTO THE SNOW-COVERED LAKE. INFORMATION FOR BLOCK 29 IS IN PROGRESS, PILOT IS NOT BEING COOPERATIVE.

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 ANC00LA041Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAleknagik, AKThe first pilot's (pilot-in-command) inadequate evaluation of the weather, and failure to maintain an adequate altitude above the ground. Factors in the accident were low ceilings, and snow-covered terrain.Apr 12, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6119W · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19960817025829ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Dillingham, AKLanded on a soft beach, nose sank in soft sand. Damage gear prop firewall and wing. Student had a passenger.Aug 17, 1996 · Substantial damage