- Date
- August 11, 1981
- Place
- Skagway, AK · SKAGWAY, AK
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8224QPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810811089789A
- Case key
- 123573
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3628 81/8/11 NR.SKAGWAY,AK PIPER PA-32 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1915 N8224Q PX- 5 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 37, 1558 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SKAGWAY,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT'S R WING IMPACTED BOULDER WHILE EXITING MOUTH OF 3000FT DEEP CANYON WHILE IN 45DEG R BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8224Q
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.