- Date
- August 4, 1985, 09:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Mccarthy, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2566APiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850804036029A
- Case key
- 4536
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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 plt stated that while executing a 180 deg right turn the acft drifted 50 ft to the east of rwy 19 where it struck a row of trees. The acft continued in a steep descending turn. The acft stalled and crashed into a wooded area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2566A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 521865611
- Airframe hours
- 1,692
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Randy Elliot
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 11, 1984 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- Dan Creek, 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
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 289 total · 174 in this make and model · 228 as pilot in command · 107 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.