# NTSB ANC82DAG60: Piper PA-28R, N5936V, Dillingham, AK, August 24, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: August 23, 1982, 22:15 local (Aug 24, 1982, 06:15 UTC)
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Location: 59.0397° N, 158.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillingham, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0397&lon=-158.4575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82DAG60
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70477/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG60

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, cruise - normal
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

PILOT COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT THE 1400 FOOT LEVEL. HE PROPOSED FLIGHT ON V-452 WHICH DOES NOT EXIST IN THAT AREA. V-462 WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATE BUT HIS POSITION DID NOT COINCIDE WITH THAT ROUTE. HE WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN. TWILIGHT ENDED ABOUT 40 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5936V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5936V-2013-04-24), registration cancelled 2013-04-24, S/N 28R-7703170, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (registry code 7102813) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28R-7703170
- Airframe hours: 1701
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-360 225 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Robert E. Needham
- Registered owner: Robert E. Needham
- Departed: ANCHORAGE, AK
- Destination: DUBOIS, PA
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,115 total, 20 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 130° at 11 knots
- Temperature: 126 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820823043619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820823043619A), Aug 23, 1982: Piper PA28R201T, Dillingham, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into side of a mountain upslope. Was off course at night below mca and mea. Rainshowers, no ground lights.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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