ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 302335
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 February 2019 |
| Time: | 14:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R |
| Owner/operator: | Sound Aviation |
| Registration: | N40449 |
| MSN: | 32R-7780519 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 22163 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 K1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anchorage, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Lime Village, AK (2AK) |
| Anchorage-Merrill Field, AK (MRI/PAMR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the airplane encountered momentary severe turbulence while descending toward the destination airport. A passenger in the second row hit her head on the cabin ceiling and sustained a serious injury to her neck. The passenger stated that she was familiar with the operation of the seat belt and flew in the airplane about once or twice a month for many years, but on this flight, she did not tighten the lap belt sufficiently. Weather forecasts indicated that occasional to constant moderate turbulence was expected in the area; however, the pilot did not ensure that the passenger's lap belt was appropriately fastened.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to ensure that the passenger's lap belt was appropriately fastened for the forecast turbulent conditions, and the passenger's failure to tighten her lap belt appropriately, which resulted in the passenger's serious injury during an encounter with turbulence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC19TA014
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 September 2002 | N40449 | Bidzy Ta Hot Aana Corp. | 0 | MANLEY HOT SPGS, Alaska | |
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