Piper PA-34-200T accident near Myton, UT
On November 7, 1997, a Piper PA-34-200T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Myton, UT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 7, 1997
- Place
- Myton, UT
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.171°N, 110.020°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X09166
Official records · FTW98FA044
- 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 6, 1997, at 1904 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-34-200T, N2119D, was destroyed when it broke up in flight and impacted terrain 15 miles south of Myton, Utah. The commercial certificated pilot, the sole occupant aboard, was fatally injured. Dark night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan had been filed but had not been activated. The airplane, owned and operated by American Aviation, Inc., of Salt Lake City, Utah, was being operated as a non-scheduled domestic cargo flight under Title 14 CFR Part 135. The flight departed Grand Junction, Colorado, at 1829. According to American Aviation, the airplane departed Salt Lake City, Utah, approximately 0700, and flew to Grand Junction, Colorado. It left there approximately 1000 and flew to Durango, Colorado. The flight was returning to Salt Lake City via the same route when the accident occurred. The cargo consisted of undeveloped film, bovine milk specimens and human biological specimens. The operator said that this trip was made daily, and the pilot flew this trip every other day. Examination of the airplane trip log, however, showed the pilot had made the trip on November 3, 4, and 5. [According to FAA Regulations, the maximum duty period for single pilot Part 135 operations is 14 hours. No more than 8 hours may be flown in a 24 hour period. Minimum rest period is 10 hours. According to the FAA, the pilot did not exceed the flight and duty time limits. The operator does not maintain a dedicated rest area for its pilots at either airport. According to the Durango, Color
Probable cause
The pilot exceeded the design stress limits of the airplane which resulted in an in-flight airframe overload failure. A related factor was 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.
