ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36829
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| Date: | Friday 30 June 1995 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-301 |
| Owner/operator: | Robert G. Stanford |
| Registration: | N8385G |
| MSN: | 32-8106063 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10606 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-KIG5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kodiak, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Karluk, AK (KYK) |
| (KKDK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC95FA090
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 January 1983 | N8385G | Island Air Service | 0 | Quzinkie, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 14:10 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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