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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-11 · Aniak Vcty, AK · December 15, 2016

Date: December 15, 2016 · 14:00 local
Place: Aniak Vcty, AK
Airport: Marvel Creek
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5028H
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC17FA012
Reported as: Piper PA-11
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N5028HRegistration cancelled Jun 26, 2018 · Piper PA-11S/N 11-908 · Built 1949 Airframe modelPiper PA-11 Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Cause of death declared by state of Alaska medical examiner and Alaska state troopers to be suicide. Passenger was pilot's wife who had terminal cancer. Flight was deliberate into hillside overlooking their homestead / mine where they had worked together for 40 years. Family was aware of their intent. This investigation closed with no further action.

As the FAA filed it

CAUSE OF DEATH DECLARED BY STATE OF ALASKA MEDICAL EXAMINER AND ALASKA STATE TROOPERS TO BE SUICIDE. PASSENGER WAS PILOT'S WIFE WHO HAD TERMINAL CANCER. FLIGHT WAS DELIBERATE INTO HILLSIDE OVERLOOKING THEIR HOMESTEAD / MINE WHERE THEY HAD WORKED TOGETHER FOR 40 YEARS. FAMILY WAS AWARE OF THEIR INTENT. THIS INVESTIGATION CLOSED WITH NO FURTHER ACTION.

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 ANC17FA012Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportAniak, AKThe pilot's intentional flight of the airplane into terrain in an act of suicide.Dec 16, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5028H · 1

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

Accident 19790728022329ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Fairbanks, AKMade takeoff on a gravel bar. Right wing struck willow bushes. Acft hit tree stumps. Flipped over.Jul 28, 1979 · Substantial damage