Piper PA 11 N5028H

Summary

On 16 December 2016 at about 00:00 local time, a Piper PA 11 registered N5028H was involved in an accident near Aniak, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 December 2016 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Aniak, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

60.9444, -159.6208

Aircraft

Piper PA 11

Registration

N5028H

Category

Airplane

Year built

1949

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aniak → Aniak

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC17FA012

2 people died.

The pilot's intentional flight of the airplane into terrain in an act of suicide.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot and a passenger departed on a flight to an airstrip about 40 nautical miles away. When they failed to return as scheduled, family members notified law enforcement, and the wreckage was subsequently located in an area of snow-covered, rising terrain. Postaccident examination of the wreckage revealed no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Following a death investigation, the State Medical Examiner classified the manner of death as a suicide.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.