Piper PA-23-250 N6843A
9 October 1982 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 October 1982 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N6843A, operated by Jerome P. Bushnell, was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Anchorage International
- Coordinates
- 61.2207, -149.8494
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250
- Registration
- N6843A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Jerome P. Bushnell
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Anchorage
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC83LA004
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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
SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE THE FLT RECEIVED RADAR VECTORS PLACING IT NEAR A VFR REPORTING POINT LOCATED 4 MI PAST THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 32 & 2 MI EAST OF THE RWY CENTERLINE. TRAFFIC ADVISORIES WERE ISSUED BY APPROACH CONTROL INDICATING A BEOING 747 CLIMBING NORTHBOUND & A BOEING 747 ON DEPARTURE FROM RWY 32. THE CHECK PLT STATED HE SAW THE BOEING 747 CLIMBING NORTHBOUND WHICH PASSED IN FRONT & AT A LOWER ALTITUDE. HE THEN LOOSENED HIS SEATBELT TO LOOK FOR THE OTHER BOEING 747. MOMENTS LATER THE ACFT SUSTAINED A SEVERE JOLT THROWING THE CHECK PLT AGAINST THE CEILING OF THE ACFT INJURING HIS NECK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | Lake Placid, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | McComb, Mississippi, United States | Thomas M. Casey | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-23-170 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | Richard B. Daseke | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-23-160 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Mark Hewlett | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | Auburn, Alabama, United States | Auburn University Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-23 | Corydon, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,716 records for this type
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