- Date
- August 5, 1985, 11:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kodiak, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7811YPiper PA-30
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850805038989A
- Case key
- 4425
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a wx briefing at 0719 adt, the plt was advised that VFR flt was not recommended. Later, at 0827. He called the fss to update his wx & filed an IFR clearance. At 0938, the acft departed anchorage. During arrival at Kodiak, the acft was cleared for an ils/dme-one apch to rwy 25. At 1056, the plt reported he was 8.5 DME mi north of Kodiak & level at 1600 ft. shortly after that, radio contact was lost & the ELT sounded. Later, the acft was found where it collided with a mountain side at an elevation of 1450 ft. the crash site was located aprx 5 mi north of the arpt, outside of an area where the instrument apch would have taken the acft. The 1057 wx observation at the arpt was in part: 1000 ft scattered, 3500 ft overcast, visibility 10 mi. The arpt elev was 73 ft MSL. The wx in the mountains where the plane crashed was not verified. This was the plt's 1st apch to this arpt. Radar svc was not available. The plt's log book was not found. Reportedly, he had not flown many recent apchs & was use to having radar assistance.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7811Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30-890
- Airframe hours
- 3,051
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-B1A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert J. Harris Sr
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1984 · 199 hours before
- Departed
- ANC · Anchorage, AK
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- AD · Kodiak, runway 25, 7,548 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ADQ, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.