Piper PA-24-260 N8694P

Summary

On 2 May 1999 at about 20:15 local time, a Piper PA-24-260 registered N8694P was involved in an accident near Juneau, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 May 1999 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Juneau, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

58.5798, -134.7700

Aircraft

Piper PA-24-260

Registration

N8694P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Haines → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC99FAMS1

2 people died.

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 certificated commercial pilot and a passenger departed on a personal, VFR cross-country flight over coastal waters. VFR flight was not recommended. The pilot was heard on the common traffic advisory frequency stating he was turning around to return to his departure airport. The weather conditions in the area of the turn were described as rain and snow showers with clouds to the surface. The airplane was reported overdue and is missing. The pilot and passenger are presumed to have received fatal injuries.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.