Piper PA-24 N9213P
10 June 1989 · Naked Island, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 10 June 1989 at about 21:15 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N9213P, operated by Jacob Kertz, was involved in an accident near Naked Island, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Naked Island, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N9213P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jacob Kertz
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Juneau → Anchorage
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC89LA088
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 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 AIRPLANE WAS CRUISING AT 10,000 FT MSL WHEN THE PLT NOTICED A LOSS OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE. HE DESCENDED TO 5000 FT, WHERE THE TEMP WAS 38 DEG F, BUT THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE DID NOT GET ABOVE 20' HG. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ENG STOPPED PRODUCINGPOWER & THE PLT WAS FORCED TO DITCH THE ACFT IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND NEAR NAKED ISLAND. THE PLT & PAX WERE RESCUED BY A NEARBY BOAT CREW & TREATED FOR HYPOTHERMIA. THE ACFT SANK IN DEEP WATER & WAS NOT RECOVERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 1989 | Piper PA-24-250 | Decatur, Texas, United States | Frazier, David R. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1989 | Piper PA-24-250 | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1989 | Piper PA-24-260 | Llano, Texas, United States | Clyde E. Thomas, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1989 | Piper PA-24-260 | Hanceville, Alabama, United States | Haynes, Ernie H. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1989 | Piper PA-24-250 | True, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 May 1989 | Piper PA-24-250 | Winslow, Arkansas, United States | Mid-Con MFG Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1989 | Piper PA-32 | Kasigluk, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 12 Apr 1989 | Cessna 185 | Trinity Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1989 | Cessna 152 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |