- Date
- June 1, 1988, 19:05 local (Jun 2, 1988, 03:05 UTC)
- Place
- Hatcher Pass, AK
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3327ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19880601017549A
- Case key
- 4957
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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 aircraft crashed at the 3100 foot level of a mountain Pass. The aircraft was destroyed by ground impact and fire, and the pilot and the two passengers were fatally injured. Witnesses near the crash site stated the aircraft was maneuvering very low above the ground just before the crash.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3327E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271504
- Airframe hours
- 5,956
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph Wilbur
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 7, 1988 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- MRI · Anchorage, 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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 233 total · 11 in this make and model · 182 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.