- Date
- June 16, 1983, 12:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Stehekin, WA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N47RRPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830616025849A
- Case key
- 39616
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Analysis
The acft crashed into trees at the departure end of the rwy during a go-around. The pilot had attempted a landing on RWY34 with full flaps. Power was cut on final over the trees at 75 mph. When touchdown had not been accomplished about halfway down the rwy the pilot decided to go around. The winds were light and variable. Full throttle was added but the acftfailed to clear the trees and crashed. All occupants were ejected from the acft during the crash. The front seat occupants were seriously injured their survival enhanced by the use of seat belts. The rear seat passengers sustained fatal injuries. Their seat belts were not fastened. The acft was destroyed, the fuselage split and separated into two parts which allowed occupant ejection. The pilot stated in a telephone interview that he experienced no powerplant or control malfunctions but that the acft seemed to 'mush' after initial acceleration and climb.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47RR
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-3283
- Airframe hours
- 2,818
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1D5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Calvin A Merriman, doing business as Diamond Path, Incorporated
- Registered owner
- Diamond Path, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 27, 1982 · 186 hours before
- Departed
- 2S0 · Twisp, WA
- Airport
- 18WA · Stehekin State, runway 34, 2,700 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,833 total · 285 in this make and model · 2,750 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EAT, 60 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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