Plane Crash List

Piper PA-22-108 N5533Z

14 August 1983 · Nr Jackpot, Nevada, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 14 August 1983 at about 22:53 local time, a Piper PA-22-108 registered N5533Z, operated by Kent Powers, was involved in an accident near Nr Jackpot, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:53
Classification
Accident
Location
Nr Jackpot, Nevada, United States
Coordinates
41.8800, -114.7791
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-108
Registration
N5533Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Kent Powers
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Jackpot → Blackfoot
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA83FYA02

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 1 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

PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED MANEUVERING IN THE VICINITY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHILE IT WAS BEING FLOWN UNDER A 40 FT POWER LINE. BOTH OF THE OCCUPANTS HAD STUDENT PLT CERTIFICATES THAT HAD EXPIRED. ONE OF THE OCCUPANTS WAS THE OWNER OF THE ACFT & WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN THE PILOT-IN COMMAND. HIS BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS 0.202%.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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