Piper PA-31T1 accident near Brockway, MT
On November 30, 1994, a Piper PA-31T1 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Brockway, MT. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 30, 1994
- Place
- Brockway, MT
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31T1 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 47.309°N, 105.990°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02657
Official records · SEA95FA025
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 29, 1994, at 1950 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-31T1 Cheyenne, N22CN, being flown by a multi-engine, instru- ment rated, private pilot, broke up in flight and then collided with terrain during an uncontrolled descent. The aircraft was destroyed and a pre/post impact fire occurred. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The aircraft crashed 15 nautical miles southwest of Brockway, Montana. Dark night and variable meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was in effect at the time. The flight, which was business in nature, was to have been operated under 14CFR91, and originated from Lacrosse, Wisconsin approximately 1632. At 1930:59, N22CN requested a descent from flight level (FL) 240 to FL 220 and this request was granted by the Salt Lake Air Route Traffic Control (ARTCC) sector controller. Radar data showed the aircraft at FL 220 shortly thereafter. The Salt Lake ARTCC sector controller reported in a statement that "after working the sector for about 10 minutes I saw N22CN's altitude go up 500 feet. I was getting ready to tell him, when I saw his target disappear and the data block went into coast track." The controller's attempts to contact the aircraft were unsuccessful (refer to attached statement). The mode "C" altitude readout from the aircraft showed a consistent altitude of FL 220 with only minor 100 foot deviations on four occasions during the 12 second interrogations by the Salt Lake ARTCC radar between 1935:53 until shortly after 1944:18. At 1944:30, small up and down fluctuatio
Probable cause
a loss of control for undetermined reasons.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
