# NTSB SEA83FYA02: Piper PA-22-108, N5533Z, Nr Jackpot, NV, August 14, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: August 14, 1983, 16:53 local (22:53 UTC)
- Place: Nr Jackpot, NV
- Coordinates: 41.87997, -114.77909 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8800&lon=-114.7791&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39644
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA83FYA02
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39644/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FYA02

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - impairment(alcohol), pilot in command (cause)
  - low pass - initiated, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED MANEUVERING IN THE VICINITY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHILE IT WAS BEING FLOWN UNDER A 40 FT POWER LINE. BOTH OF THE OCCUPANTS HAD STUDENT PLT CERTIFICATES THAT HAD EXPIRED. ONE OF THE OCCUPANTS WAS THE OWNER OF THE ACFT & WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN THE PILOT-IN COMMAND. HIS BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS 0.202%.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5533Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5533Z-2012-08-23), registration cancelled 2012-08-23, S/N 22-9323, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-108
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22-9323
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235 108 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Kent Powers
- Registered owner: Chad Stephens
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: 06U, JACKPOT, NV
- Destination: V02, BLACKFOOT, ID

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, expired; seat: left; toxicology performed

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: BYI

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830814040709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830814040709A), Aug 14, 1983: Piper PA22108, Jackpot, NV, Destroyed. Intoxicated student pilot with a passenger flew into the ground while diving under a powerline. Expired medical.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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