Piper PA-32-260 accident near Yakutat, AK
On September 9, 2013, a Piper PA-32-260 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Yakutat, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 9, 2013
- Place
- Yakutat, AK
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-260 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 59.503°N, 139.660°W
- NTSB ID
- 20130917X54848
Official records · ANC13FAMS2
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Audio Recording of Communication Between N3705W and Juneau FSS: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 9, 2013, at an undetermined time, a Piper PA-32-260 airplane, N3705W, operated by a private individual, went missing and was presumed to have crashed at a location between Yakutat, Alaska and Anchorage, Alaska. The airline transport pilot was presumed to have received fatal injuries and the airplane was presumed to have been destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the departure airport, Yakutat Airport (YAK), Yakutat, Alaska. A visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed for the planned flight to Merrill Field (MRI), Anchorage, Alaska. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The flight departed YAK about 1530 Alaska daylight time. The pilot had recently purchased the airplane and was ferrying it from Georgia to Alaska. The airplane landed uneventfully in YAK and the pilot purchased fuel, before departing on the accident flight. Review of radar data revealed targets with a corresponding transponder code of 1200, extending northwest, between the coast of the Gulf of Alaska and the Malaspina Glacier. The first target was recorded at 1543:29, indicating an altitude of 1,100 feet mean sea level (msl). The last target was recorded at 1548:13, indicating an altitude of 1,100 feet msl. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held an airline transport pilot certificate, with ratings for airplane multiengine land. He also held a commercial pilot certificate, with a rating for airplane single-engine land. In addition, he was a certificated flight engineer and mechanic. The pilot's mos
Probable cause
Undetermined because the pilot and airplane were not found.
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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.
