SERS · Piper PA32R · 2019-02-13 · Anchorage, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC19TA014
Event ID
20190225X83007
Type
Accident
Date
2019-02-13
Location
Anchorage, AK, USA
Coordinates
61.3, -150.54
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA32R
Registration
N40449
FAR Part
135
Engines
—
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to ensure that the passenger’s lap belt was appropriately fastened for the forecast turbulent conditions, and the passenger’s failure to tighten her lap belt appropriately, which resulted in the passenger’s serious injury during an encounter with turbulence.