Plane Crash List

Piper PA-22 N2566A

4 August 1985 · McCarthy, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 4 August 1985 at about 17:15 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N2566A was involved in an accident near McCarthy, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:15
Classification
Accident
Location
McCarthy, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-22
Registration
N2566A
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Dan Creek → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC85LA143

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 1 1 1

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 THAT WHILE EXECUTING A 180 DEG RIGHT TURN THE ACFT DRIFTED 50 FT TO THE EAST OF RWY 19 WHERE IT STRUCK A ROW OF TREES. THE ACFT CONTINUED IN A STEEP DESCENDING TURN. THE ACFT STALLED AND CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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