# NTSB ANC85LA143: Piper PA-22, N2566A, Mccarthy, AK, August 4, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 4, 1985, 09:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place: Mccarthy, AK
- Location: 61.4333° N, 142.9217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCarthy, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4333&lon=-142.9217&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4536
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC85LA143
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4536/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA143

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2566A-2012-08-22), registration cancelled 2012-08-22, S/N 22-864, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 521865611
- Airframe hours: 1692
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850804036029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850804036029A), Aug 4, 1985: Piper PA22135, Mccarthy, AK, Destroyed. While executing a low level turn aircraft struck tree tops. Impacted ground short of runway.

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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