ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362623
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| Date: | Friday 4 December 1992 |
| Time: | 17:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-301 |
| Owner/operator: | Mark Hickel |
| Registration: | N8374T |
| MSN: | 32-8106058 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3936 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Scammon Bay, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Emmonak, AK (ENM) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE MANEUVERING IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED WHITEOUT SNOW AND FOG CONDITIONS, AND ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO DESCEND AND STRIKE THE SNOW COVERED GROUND. THE AIRPLANE REMAINED AIRBORNE AND RETURNED AND LANDED AT ITS POINT OF DEPARTURE WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOTS VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE WHILE MANEUVERING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WHITEOUT SNOW AND FOG CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93LA019
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 March 1996 | N8374T | Grant Aviation Inc. | 0 | Nome, AK | |
sub |
| 15 May 2009 | N8374T | Private | 0 | Birchwood, Alaska | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2024 08:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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