- Date
- February 15, 1984, 12:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place
- Haines, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N88327Piper J3C-65S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840215003339A
- Case key
- 39790
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Analysis
According to a witness the acft made an intersection takeoff and immediately started an almost vertical climb. At about 300 ft AGL the acft winged over to the left and dove into the ground 100 ft from the rwy center and near the upwind end. The horizontal stabilizer trim was found in a slightly nose up position. No evidence of any failure or malfunction of the acft was noted during the investigation. A gross external autopsy of the plt disclosed no evidence of pre-impact impairment of his ability to operate the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88327
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15945
- Airframe hours
- 3,456
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Malcolm Miller & Nicholas Wood
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- HNS · Haines, runway 26, 4,600 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 519 total · 149 in this make and model · 471 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- Z26, 3 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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