Accident · 1989-06-07

NTSB case SEA89LA105 · PIPER PA-32-300 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1989-06-07
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-32-300 (N7994F)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: SKAGWAY AIR SERVICE, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SKAGWAY AIR SERVICE

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO USE PROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING TO IDENTIFY WIND CONDITIONS (DOWNDRAFTS) DURING THE FLIGHT. AS A RESULT, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

Source: NTSB case SEA89LA105

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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