ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288225
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| Date: | Sunday 8 August 2010 |
| Time: | 12:05 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 |
| Owner/operator: | Donald Erbey |
| Registration: | N3432W |
| MSN: | 32-329 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3614 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chickaloon, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Palmer Municipal Airport, AK (PAQ/PAAQ) |
| Palmer Municipal Airport, AK (PAQ/PAAQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The non-instrument-rated pilot stated that he departed the airport in visual flight rules conditions, with various cloud layers throughout the area. As he climbed toward the snowfields at the top of a glacier, the clouds rapidly filled in underneath and built up around the airplane as he attempted to climb above them. He could not maintain sight of the ground and entered instrument meteorological conditions. The airplane had slowed to about 70 knots and he was making a wings-level rudder turn when the airplane impacted the glacier. The pilot said there were no preimpact mechanical problems with the airplane. He reported the wings and fuselage were damaged during the impact.
Probable Cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC10LA071
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| 16 October 2022 | N3432W | Nunak Air Taxi LLC | 1 | Cordova, AK | |
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| 04-Oct-2022 19:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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