- Date
- July 26, 1988, 16:35 local (Jul 27, 1988, 00:35 UTC)
- Place
- Sand Point, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N493CAPiper PA-32
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19880726028039A
- Case key
- 5039
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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 pilot reported that the aircraft had high oil temp and moderate vibrations. The aircraft was landed at Sand Point and a company mechanic arrived to inspect the aircraft. The oil quantity was checked and a run-up performed. The mechanic reported that no probelms were found so he released the aircraft for flight. The aircraft had just departed the runway. Shortly after liftoff, approximately 50 feet m.s.l., the engine quit. The aircraft crashed into the water about 300 feet from shore. After the accident the aircraft sank into 80 to 90 feet of water. The aircraft was not recovered.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N493CA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32346
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Johnson, Warren, doing business as Kenai Floatplane Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Lisa E Bradley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- SDP · Sand Point, runway 33, 3,800 × 150 ft, gravel
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
- 26
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,700 total · 120 in this make and model · 1,620 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 46 °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.
Other investigations on N493CA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.