# Accident 20020323009569A: Piper PA28235, Manokotak, AK, March 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2002, 11:00 local time
- Place: Manokotak, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.9814° N, 159.0583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manokotak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.9814&lon=-159.0583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1120R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020323009569A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON 03/23/2002, AT 10:34 AM, COMMERCIAL PILOT, FATHER JAMES FREDERICK KELLY WAS PILOT IN COMMAND AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF PIPER PA-28-235, N1220R, WHEN THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN, (ON A BUSINESS FLIGHT UNDER FAR PART 91) FROM DILLINGHAM, AK TO MANOKOTAK, AK. THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING BEFORE DEPARTING. THE OFFICIAL METAR WEATHER REPORT AT 10:51 AKST, AT DILLINGHAM, WHICH IS LOCATED 25 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, WAS WIND 030 DEGREES (TRUE) AT 8 KNOTS; VISIBILITY, 3 STATUTE MILES IN LIGHT SNOW: CLOUDS AND SKY CONDITION. 700 FEET SCATTERED, 1,500 FEET OVERCAST: TEMPERATURE 27 DEGREES F: DEW POINT 22 DEGREES F: ALTIMETER 2981 IN HG. AT APPROXIMATELY 11:23 AM AKST, (2023 UTC) THE DILLINGHAM FSS RECEIVED AN ELT SIGNAL, EMANATING FROM THE MANOKOTAK AREA. SUBSEQUENTLY THE FSS NOTIFED FAA FLIGHT STANDARDS AND THE NTSB ABOUT ELT SIGNAL AND THE OVERDUE FLIGHT. POUR VISIBILITY, DUE TO BLOWING SNOW, PREVENTED SEARCHERS FROM REACHING THE ACCIDENT SCENE UNTIL 11:20 AKST ON 03/24/02. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED AT THE 1,300 FEET MSL. LEVEL, NEAR THE PEAK OF A HILL. THE PILOT WAS DECEASED AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLL IDED WITH SNOW COVERED TERRAIN AND OVERTURNED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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