- Date
- January 5, 1983, 17:30 local (Jan 6, 1983, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Almy, WY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6893LPiper Aerostar 602P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830105002079A
- Case key
- 15965
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Analysis
Before departing, the plt obtained a wx briefing & was advised of a SIGMET which forecasted severe turbulence below 18,000 ft, strong up/downdrafts, strong surface winds & wind shear near mountains & in passes. He took off with full fuel tanks & aprx 400 lbs of cargo on board. ARTCC reported that the en route portion of the flt was handled routinely. During arrival, the plt contacted the arpt UNICOM for a landing advisory. A king air plt was arriving at about the same time & asked the Aerostar plt if he was making a full stop. The Aerostar plt replied that he was. The king air plt lost sight of the Aerostar & began a 360 deg turn. He asked the Aerostar plt to advise of his position, & shortly thereafter,the Aerostar plt transmitted 3 mayday calls. Reportedly, the acft nosed up & went into a steep rgt bank just bfr impact. No preimpact mechanical failure/malfunction was found. There was evidence that most of the cargo was in the baggage compartment (limited to 240 lbs) & could have moved the CG well beyond the aft limit. Elev trim fnd full nose down.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6893L
- Reported as
- Piper Aerostar 602P (AEROSTAR 6)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 602P08938165
- Airframe hours
- 372
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-AA1A5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Moser Engine Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 14, 1982 · 65 hours before
- Departed
- CPR · Casper, WY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- EVW · Evanston Muni, runway 16, 5,000 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 24
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,642 total · 341 in this make and model · 1,529 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EVW
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.