Piper PA-32 N43527
12 December 1993 · Port Lions, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 December 1993 at about 15:00 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N43527, operated by Peninsula Airways, was involved in an accident near Port Lions, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Lions, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Port Lions (ORI)
- Coordinates
- 57.8990, -153.0400
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N43527
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Peninsula Airways
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kodiak → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC94LA026
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ICY RUNWAY CONDITION AND THE TAILWIND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A DOWNWIND LANDING ON ICY, WET RUNWAY. NO LOCAL OBSERVER WAS AVAILABLE TO ASSESS THE RUNWAY CONDITION. THE WIND SOCK AND WHITECAPS ON NEARBY WATER WERE AVAILABLE TO THE PILOT TO DETERMINE WIND ON APPROACH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 1993 | Piper PA-32-300 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1993 | Piper PA-32-300 | Truckee, California, United States | Baker, Raymond C. SR. | Fatal | 4 |
| 30 Nov 1993 | Piper PA-32-300 | Fallon, Nevada, United States | Fallon Aeromotive, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1993 | Piper PA-32-260 | Riverton, Wyoming, United States | Karl T. Lieb | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1993 | Piper PA-32-300 | Danville, Arkansas, United States | Henderson, Paul J. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1993 | Piper PA-32-300 | Skagway, Alaska, United States | Skagway Air Service, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,695 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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