Piper PA-16 N5233H
30 July 1980 · Nome, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 July 1980 at about 09:47 local time, a Piper PA-16 registered N5233H was involved in an accident during in flight near Nome, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nome, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nome
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-16
- Registration
- N5233H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Nome, Ak → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2170
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ENCTRD WAKE TURBC IN CALM AIR.LOCKHEED 382 HAD FLOWN OVR AREA BTN 500 & 1000FT,5-10MIN BFR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-16 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 1980 | Piper PA-16 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1980 | Piper PA-16 | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1979 | Piper PA-16 | Savannah, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-16 | Ten Sleep, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-16 | Waco, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1979 | Piper PA-16 | Fayette, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |