- Date
- July 30, 1980
- Place
- Nome, AK · NOME, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5233HPiper PA-16
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800730032349A
- Case key
- 129718
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2170 80/7/30 NR.NOME,AK PIPER PA-16 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 2445 TIME - 0947 N5233H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NOME DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NOME,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE REMARKS- ENCTRD WAKE TURBC IN CALM AIR.LOCKHEED 382 HAD FLOWN OVR AREA BTN 500 & 1000FT,5-10MIN BFR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5233H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nome
N5233HRegistration cancelled Apr 2, 2013 · Piper PA-16Airframe modelPiper PA-16Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5233H · 1
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