- Date
- April 16, 1982, 15:02 local (19:02 UTC)
- Place
- Homer, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N40343Maule M-4-220C
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820416009869A
- Case key
- 71063
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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 departed Homer airport on a special VFR clearance after being advised numerous times that VFR flight was not recommended. Shortly after takeoff (8 minutes) the aircraft dove out of the clouds and crashed near the airport. The pilot was not instrument rated. Prior to taking off, the pilot had indicated that he was in a hurry to get to anchorage to participate in a gun show.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40343
- Reported as
- Maule M-4-220C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2119C
- Airframe hours
- 823
- Engine
- Franklin 6A-350-C1, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Warren L. Presley
- Registered owner
- Warren L. Presley
- Departed
- HOM · Homer, AK
- Destination
- Anchorage, AK
- Airport
- HOM · Homer, runway 21, 7,400 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 67 total · 31 in this make and model · 26 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Temperature
- 90 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HOM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.