- Date
- April 28, 1986, 11:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Chugiak, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3438APiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860428014529A
- Case key
- 4657
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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
While flying in the mountains at about 5000 feet MSL (200 feet AGL), the airplane encountered a downdraft, causing it to crash on a glacier. Pilot estimated the winds to be about 10 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3438A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-1712
- Airframe hours
- 1,350
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B3B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael H. Campbell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 9, 1985 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- BGQ · Big Lake, 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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 199 total · 105 in this make and model · 159 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3438A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.