3 fatal · PIPER PA-32-301 · 1994-07-11 · PORTAGE CREEK, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC94FA080
Event ID
20001206X01633
Type
Accident
Date
1994-07-11
Location
PORTAGE CREEK, AK, USA
Coordinates
58.820915, -157.860153
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
3
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
5
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-32-301
Registration
N8297X
FAR Part
135
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION, AND HIS FAILURE TO ENSURE THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS WITHIN ITS GROSS WEIGHT AND CENTER-OF-GRAVITY LIMITS, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INABILITY TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED FOR SUSTAINED FLIGHT AND A RESULTANT STALL/MUSH. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE SOFT/WET/UPHILL RUNWAY CONDITION.