Plane Crash List

Piper PA-22 N1461A

22 November 1982 · Cordova, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 November 1982 at about 18:25 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N1461A, operated by Philip David Roper, was involved in an accident near Cordova, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:25
Classification
Accident
Location
Cordova, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Cordova-Mile 13 (CDV)
Coordinates
60.7904, -145.6097
Aircraft
Piper PA-22
Registration
N1461A
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Philip David Roper
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Gulkana → Tucson
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC83LA017

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

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

THE PLT STATED AS HE APPROACHED CORDOVA HE SMELLED & OBSERVED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. HE REDUCED POWER & COMMENCED A MODIFIED APPROACH TO RWY 9 WHICH WAS NEAREST HIS POSITION. WHEN HE ELECTED TO ADD POWER THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE PLT TURNED & LANDED ON A ROAD RATHER THEN TRY TO REACH THE RWY. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 40 DEG F & THE DEW POINT 34 DEG F. THE PLT WAS NOT CERTAIN HOW LONG THE ENG WAS THROTTLED BEFORE HE ADDED POWER & DID NOT RECALL IF HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT WHEN HE TURNED TOWARD THE ARPT. THE OIL LINE TO THE INPUT SIDE OF THE OIL COOLER WAS FOUND WORN & LEAKING. IT HAD ALLOWED OIL TO ESCAPE & SPRAY THE ENG. THERE WERE STAINS ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM SHOWING THAT BURNING OF SOME FLUID HAD TAKEN PLACE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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