- Date
- May 12, 1982, 17:30 local (May 13, 1982, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ramsey Bay, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N74979Piper 18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820512017059A
- Case key
- 72343
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot and passenger were on a hunting trip and flew out of the camp to spot fellow hunters climbing a mountain. After locating them the pilot tried to turn in the canyon at low altitude and low airspeed. The aircraft stalled, spun and crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74979
- Reported as
- Piper 18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-750-9109
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Terry Carr
- Registered owner
- Terry Carr
- Departed
- Ramsey Bay, AK
- Destination
- Ramsey Bay, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total · 30 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 70 statute miles
- Temperature
- 122 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.