Piper PA-31-350 N45008
2 January 2004 · Koyukuk, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 January 2004 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-31-350 registered N45008 was involved in an accident near Koyukuk, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Koyukuk, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 64.8761, -157.7272
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-350
- Registration
- N45008
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Galena → Koyukuk
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC04LA018
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions, and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors associated with the accident were fog and whiteout weather conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The Title 14, CFR Part 135 cargo flight departed for a destination airport about 20 miles downriver. Although weather at the departure airport was VFR, no reports of the actual weather along the route of flight were available. Unable to locate the destination airport due to deteriorating weather conditions, the pilot attempted to return to the departure airport following the river for ground reference. The airplane entered fog and whiteout weather conditions, and collided in-flight with the frozen surface of the river.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2004 | Piper PA-31-350 | Pompano Beach, Florida, United States | Twin Town Leasing Company, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-31-350 | Sweeny, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 2004 | Piper PA-31-350 | Ticonderoga, New York, United States | Capital Airlines Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Feb 2004 | Piper PA-31 | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | Computaplane | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 May 2004 | Piper PA-31-350 | Goodnews, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2004 | Piper PA-31-350 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-22-160 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-18-150 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Eric A. Swenson | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2004 | Cessna 185 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2004 | Beechcraft 36 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | John Collins | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Dec 2004 | Boeing 747SR-146B SF | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 2004 | Christen HUSKY A-1 | Bethel, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |