Piper PA-31-350 accident near Cooper Landing, AK
On November 30, 2019, a Piper PA-31-350 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cooper Landing, AK. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 30, 2019
- Place
- Cooper Landing, AK
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-350 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 60.504°N, 150.151°W
- NTSB ID
- 20191130X55947
Official records · ANC20FA007
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On November 29, 2019, about 1911 Alaska standard time, a Piper PA-31-350 airplane, N4087G, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Cooper Landing, Alaska. The three occupants; the airline transport pilot, a flight nurse, and the flight paramedic were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 air ambulance flight. Dispatch records indicated that, on November 29, Providence Seward Medical Center emergency clinic personnel contacted multiple air ambulance companies with a "weather check" for possible air ambulance transportation of a patient from Seward Airport (PAWD) to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC), Anchorage. The first company contacted was Guardian Flight, who declined the flight at 1624 due to limited daylight hours. The second company, LifeMed Alaska, declined the flight at 1637 due to weather. The third and final company contacted for the flight was Medevac Alaska. Their dispatch officer was not notified of the previous declined flight requests and forwarded the request to Security Aviation, who is their sole air charter provider. At 1731 Security Aviation accepted the flight, and Medevac Alaska flight SVX36 was staffed with a nurse and paramedic. A review of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) radar and automatic dependent surveillance (ADS-B) data revealed that the accident airplane departed PANC and flew south about 3,000 ft mean sea level (msl) toward the Sterling Highway. The airplane was then observed descending to 2,200 ft msl while flying a right racetrack pattern before fl
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain during gusty wind and reduced visibility night conditions.
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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.
