Piper PA-22 N2747P
12 July 1988 · North Pole, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 July 1988 at about 02:00 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N2747P, operated by Thomas Brune, was involved in an accident near North Pole, Alaska, 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 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- North Pole, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bradley Sky Ranch (95Z)
- Coordinates
- 64.7693, -147.3299
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N2747P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Thomas Brune
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- North Pole → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC88LA089
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
WITNESSES STATED THAT ACFT #1 (N2747P,A PIPER PA-22), FLEW A RIGHT DOWNWIND ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND THEN MADE A STEEP DESCENDING TURN TOWARD THE RUNWAY. ACFT #1 LANDED AND STRUCK ACFT #2 (N9102D, A PIPER PA-18) WHILE BOTH WERE ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT OF ACFT #2 SAID HE DID NOT SEE OR HEAR ANY OTHER AIRPLANES IN THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN.DURING THE LANDING ROLL, HIS RIGHT WING DIPPED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ACFT #1. ACFT #2 THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piper PA-22 PA-22 | N2747P | Thomas Brune | Substantial |
| Piper PA-18 PA-18 | N9102D | - | Substantial |
Other Piper PA-22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-22-150 | Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States | O. Eugene Lejeune | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-22 | Stanley, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1988 | Piper PA-22-150 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | E. Hart | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1988 | Piper PA-22-108 | Fabens, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-22 | Freeburg, Missouri, United States | Jerry A. Tierman | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1988 | Piper PA-22-135 | Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States | JIM F. White | Serious injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Cessna 210L | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Engineered Systems, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1988 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Kasaan, Alaska, United States | Ketchikan Air Service | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172 | Willow, Alaska, United States | Alvin L. Ashton | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-14 | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Togiak, Alaska, United States | David J. Hilty | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-18A | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |