SERS · Piper PA-31-T3 · 2000-02-09 · WALES, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC00LA027
Event ID
20001212X20440
Type
Accident
Date
2000-02-09
Location
WALES, AK, USA
Coordinates
65.610832, -168.089553
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
7
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
9
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-31-T3
Registration
N110JK
FAR Part
135
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions, and his inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions. Factors in the accident were terrain induced turbulence and a tailwind.