Piper PA-32-300 N4013R
19 June 1983 · Glacier Peak, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 June 1983 at about 18:51 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N4013R, operated by Phillip E. Strathy, was involved in an accident near Glacier Peak, Washington, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:51
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Glacier Peak, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 48.1902, -121.2102
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300
- Registration
- N4013R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Phillip E. Strathy
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Alderwood Manor → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA83FA131
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 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
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A SIDE OF GLACIER PEAK AT ABOUT 10000 FT MSL WHILE IN LEVEL FLT. THE EXACT WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT ARE UNKNOWN BUT SEVERAL MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS AT 6000 FT ABOUT 2 MILES AWAY ATABOUT THE SAME TIME DESCRIBE THE WEATHER AS SKY OBSCURED, VISIBILITY 50 FT IN LIGHT TO MODERATE WET SNOW, NO WIND. TEMPERATURE +38 DEGREES F. THE FLT WAS ENROUTE FROM ALDERWOOD MANOR TO THE PILOTS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR SPOKANE, WA. A WITNESS WHO HAD FLOWN THE ROUTE WITH THE PLT SEVERAL TIMES SAID THAT THE FLT NORMALLY PASSED SOUTH OF GLACIER PEAK AT ABOUT 10000-11000 FT. HE SAID THAT THE PILOT USED NAV AIDS ALONG THE ROUTE AND WOULD FLY IN CLOUDS IF THE WEATHER DICTATED IT. THE PILOT DID NOT NORMALLY TALK WITH ANYONE ON THE RADIO DURING FLT IN THE CLOUDS. HE DID HOWEVER ALWAYS GET A WEATHER BRIEFING. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHICH IF ANY NAV AIDS THE PLT USED DURING THE ACCIDENT FLT. THERE IS NO KNOWN RECORD OF COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE ACFT AND ANY RADIO FACILITY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Riverside, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jul 1983 | Piper PA-32-300 | Ft. Washington, Maryland, United States | Dulles Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Newton, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-32-301 | Kearney, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Holtville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,695 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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