Piper PA-24-250 accident near Antimony, UT
On December 8, 2000, a Piper PA-24-250 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Antimony, UT. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 8, 2000
- Place
- Antimony, UT
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.090°N, 112.000°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010110X00072
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 8, 2000, at 1656 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-24-250, N8245P, registered to and operated by the pilot, was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain approximately 7 miles southeast of Antimony, Utah. The private pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site. No flight plan had been filed for the personal flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at Provo, Utah, approximately 1535. According to a family friend, the pilot had flown from Mesa, Arizona, to Provo earlier that day to meet his father. They were then going to return to Mesa. Approximately 1535, the pilot made a cellular telephone call to his wife while he was taxiing for takeoff, and told her they would be back in Mesa by 1830. There was no known radio communication with the pilot. There is no record that he obtained a weather briefing or file a flight plan. The airplane impacted mountainous Salt Lake City Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) detected a VFR target in the vicinity of Antimony, flying north to south. The target squawked 7700 (emergency) once at 1656:18, then disappeared from radar (see TESTS AND RESEARCH). Shortly thereafter, emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signals were received by SARSAT (search and rescue satellite). An ALNOT (alert notice) was issued that evening at 2333. The wreckage was located on the morning of December 9, and the ALNOT was cancelled at 0438. The accident occurred during the hours of daylight at a location of 38 degrees, 03.438 minu
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing, his VFR flight into IMC, lack of instrument certification, spatial disorientation, low ceiling, and snow.
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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.
