- Date
- July 21, 1982, 17:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Labarge, WY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Other
- Aircraft
- N83503Piper 18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820721034199A
- Case key
- 71299
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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 was on a power line patrol mission. The rear seat occupant was acting as an observer. He was also along to assist the company in route familiarization of the pilot, but was assigned no other official crewmember duties. The accident occurred while the aircrew were patrolling the line toward the southwest with a head wind. The aircraft impacted the ground in a steep nose down attitude on the leeward side of steeply rising terrain. The wreckage was confined within a radius of 30 ft with exception of a fuel cap and red navigation light that were slightly farther away. No preimpact failures were found and flight control continuity was established. The elevation of the crash site was about 7000 ft MSL and the density altitude was about 10,000 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83503
- Reported as
- Piper 18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 187709052
- Airframe hours
- 1,733
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Operator
- Exec. Air Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Exec. Air Service, Inc.
- Departed
- Pinedale, WY
- Destination
- Salt Lake City, UT
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
- 29
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 3,300 total · 110 in this make and model · 56 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 192 °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 N83503 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.