Plane Crash List

Piper PA-22-108 N5338Z

20 January 1986 · Ellensburg, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 January 1986 at about 00:30 local time, a Piper PA-22-108 registered N5338Z, operated by Robert Kibler, was involved in an accident near Ellensburg, Washington, United States. 2 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 00:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Ellensburg, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Valley Aviation
Coordinates
46.9708, -120.4697
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-108
Registration
N5338Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Robert Kibler
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Wenatchee → Ellensburg
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA86LA042

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 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

A GUST OF WIND OCCURRED ON SHORT FINAL AND A LOSS OF AIRSPEED RESULTED AT ABOUT 15 FEET A.G.L THE PILOT FAILED TO ADD POWER BUT RAISED THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE TO AN ATTITUDE WHERE HE COULD NO LONGER SEE THE RUNWAY. LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY ONTO 1 FOOT DEEP SNOW. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED DURING LANDING ROLL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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