- Date
- June 7, 1983, 19:59 local (Jun 8, 1983, 02:59 UTC)
- Place
- Gov'T Camp, OR
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8402PPiper PA28RT-201T
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830607022209A
- Case key
- 39614
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Wx conditions along the flt route indicated ceilings of 25,000 ft & unrestricted visibility except for the area south & west of mount hood. Mount hood, elevation 11,239 ft MSL, on the sw side of government Camp & clear lake (accident site),was covered by clouds. According to witnesses, a classic towering cumulonimbus existed over mount hood. At clear lake, about 15 mi south of mount hood, it was raining with hail & lightning, with a ceiling estimated at about 300 ft witnesses at clear lake reported the storm was in progress for some time before the acft 'fell out of the clouds' into the lake. Most of the recovered wreckage was found in clear lake by scuba divers in an area 3600 ft by 800 ft. wreckage distribution indicated general disintegration inflight prior to impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8402P
- Reported as
- Piper PA28RT-201T (PA28RT-201)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-8131159
- Airframe hours
- 720
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-FB, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- H.F. Weston S.C. Weston
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 2, 1983 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- SEA · Seattle, WA
- Destination
- SEA · Jackson, CA
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 167 total · 84 in this make and model · 108 as pilot in command · 167 in the last 90 days · 61 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 20 knots, gusting 40
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.