- Date
- June 7, 1992, 11:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Klutina Lake, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4088MPiper PA-12
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19920607040579A
- Case key
- 5737
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Probable cause
The pilo'ts poor inflight planning. Factors include downdrafts, and mountainous/ hilly terrain.
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 of the Piper pa 12 was flying at about 100 feet AGL when he encountered a downdraft while heading directly toward a ridge. He applied full power, but the aircraft was unable to outclimb the rising terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4088M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 12-3003S
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mayeur, Clint
- Registered owner
- Lloyd, Kent S.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 14, 1992 · 70 hours before
- Departed
- GKN · Gulkana, 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
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,050 total · 3,000 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °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 N4088M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.