Accident · 1989-01-15

NTSB case ANC89LA039 · PIPER PA-32-300 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1989-01-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-32-300 (N43527)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

THE PILOTS INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/MUSH AND SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING. THE DOWNDRAFT WHICH THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

Source: NTSB case ANC89LA039

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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