Piper PA-601P accident near Tremonton, UT
On February 10, 1995, a Piper PA-601P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tremonton, UT. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 10, 1995
- Place
- Tremonton, UT
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-601P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.691°N, 112.269°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03035
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 9, 1995, at 1821 mountain standard time, N57NW, a Piper Aerostar 601P, operated by the owner/pilot, impacted terrain while descending near Tremonton, Utah, and was destroyed. The instrument-rated private pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. There was a fire. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR 91. The flight departed from Pueblo, Colorado, at 1548 and was destined to Tremonton. According to relatives of the occupants, the pilot and his wife were flying on a personal cross country pleasure flight that originated in Lakeland, Florida, two days prior to the accident. The couple were planning on visiting relatives in Winnemucca, Nevada. According to the Tremonton airport manager, the pilot intended on stopping over in Tremonton to view property on the way to Winneumucca. The Tremonton Airport is uncontrolled and has no published instrument approaches. On the day of the accident, the airplane departed from Hot Springs, Arkansas, and arrived in Pueblo, Colorado. According to witnesses who are employed at a fixed based operation at the Pueblo Memorial Airport, the pilot purchased 115.8 gallons of 100 low lead aviation gasoline and a sectional chart. The witnesses reported that the pilot and his wife ate dinner and were in "good health." No problems were reported by the couple in Pueblo. According to FAA records, the pilot telephoned the Denver Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) at 1512 and received a weather briefing and file
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO CONDUCT VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE WITH THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE THE CLOUDS, AND THE DARK NIGHT.
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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.
