- Date
- July 18, 1986, 03:30 local (11:30 UTC)
- Place
- Petersburg, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7642FPiper PA-28
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860718070749A
- Case key
- 40446
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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.
In flight encounter with weather
Light condition - dawnFactor
Weather condition - fogFactor
Weather evaluation - poorFactor
Flight into known adverse weather - attemptedCause
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)
Analysis
The plt reported he had taken off in 'ok visibility' and proceeded toward wrangell, Alaska. En route he encountered 'ground fog' and was in the process of turning around when he 'hit conner (SIC) of fog on the hillside. Then hit trees.'the passenger reported to police that they were getting lower and lower during the flight before hitting the trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7642F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7715221
- Airframe hours
- 1,946
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3B, 151 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Harold L. Connie
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 9, 1985 · 72 hours before
- Departed
- PSG · Petersburg, AK
- Destination
- WRG · Wrangell, AK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 201 total · 200 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- Calm
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.