Piper PA-32-301 N8385G
1 July 1995 · Kodiak, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 July 1995 at about 04:00 local time, a Piper PA-32-301 registered N8385G was involved in an accident near Kodiak, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 04:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kodiak, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 57.7907, -152.4005
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-301
- Registration
- N8385G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Karluk → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC95FA090
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO FLY VFR INTO IMC CONDITIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN. FACTORS INCLUDE FOG AND LOW CEILINGS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT WAS FLYING ONE OF SIX AIRCRAFT THAT ATTEMPTED TO FLY THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASS IN RAPIDLY VARYING INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE PASS WHILE THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING TO REVERSE COURSE. PERSONS ARRIVING AT THE SCENE SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT DESCRIBED FOG AND LOW CEILINGS IN THE PASS THAT WERE RAPIDLY VARYING, WITH BASES OF CLOUDS AS LOW AS A HUNDRED FEET OR SO ABOVE THE CRASH SITE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1995 | Piper PA-32-260 | Caribbean Sea | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1995 | Piper PA-32-260 | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1995 | Piper PA-32-300 | Lakeville, Minnesota, United States | Richard Knutson | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1995 | Piper PA-32-260 | St. Clair, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 May 1995 | Piper PA-32-260 | N. Miami Beach, Florida, United States | Tynes, Kevin E. | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1995 | Piper PA-32-260 | Vieques | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,695 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 1995 | Cessna 180B | Cantwell, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 May 1995 | Cessna 150 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Alaska Air Academy | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jun 1995 | Piper J3C-65 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 May 1995 | Piper PA-18 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | Peter J. Kust | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Jun 1995 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Nondalton, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 25 Jun 1995 | Piper PA-31 | Valdez, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |