Piper PA-28 accident near Manley Hot Spng, AK
On July 6, 2006, a Piper PA-28 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Manley Hot Spng, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 6, 2006
- Place
- Manley Hot Spng, AK
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 64.753°N, 150.195°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060810X01152
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 6, 2006, about 1430 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-28 airplane, N9026W, was destroyed following an in-flight breakup and impact with terrain, about 52 miles north of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by the pilot as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal cross-country flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The solo non-certificated pilot received fatal injuries. Marginal visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the departure airport, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at the Manley Hot Springs Airport, Manley Hot Springs, about 1410, and was bound for the Five Mile Airstrip, about 65 miles north-northeast of Manley Hot Springs. The airplane was reported missing on July 8, and an air and ground search was initiated. The airplane's wreckage was located July 12, about 12 miles west-southwest of the destination airport. On July 12, the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) pilot who located the wreckage, told the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) he was approached by a pilot on July 11 who had seen the wreckage about 1900 on July 7. The pilot said that a passenger in his airplane saw airplane wreckage, and that he marked the position on his hand-held global positioning system (GPS). The pilot gave his hand-held GPS to a CAP pilot, who was able to retrace the airplane's route and locate the wreckage. The pilot said he delayed reporting the sighting because there was no media coverage about a missing airplane, and it's not unusual to come across old aircraft
Probable cause
The pilot's continued cruise flight into known adverse weather conditions, his failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering, and his exceeding the design stress limits of the airplane, which resulted in an in-flight break-up. Factors associated with the accident were clouds and obscuration.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
