Piper PA-34-200T accident near Alpine, UT
On April 27, 2002, a Piper PA-34-200T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Alpine, UT. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 27, 2002
- Place
- Alpine, UT
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.450°N, 111.855°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020502X00612
Official records · FTW02FA130
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 27, 2002, approximately 1055 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-34-200T twin-engine airplane, N132CP, was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain while maneuvering near Alpine, Utah. The instrument-rated private pilot, who was the registered owner and operator of the airplane, and his sole passenger sustained fatal injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane departed Cal Black Memorial Airport (U96), Halls Crossing, Utah, at 0940. The flight's intended destination was Salt Lake City Municipal #2 Airport (U42), near Salt Lake City, Utah. According to statements provided by the FAA Salt Lake City (SLC) Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), controllers, the airplane entered the SLC ARTCC airspace at 16,500 feet msl in visual flight rules (VFR) conditions. The pilot reported his destination was U42 and requested a global positioning system (GPS) approach to U42; and, if unable, an instrument landing system (ILS) approach to Provo Municipal Airport (PVU). The request for the GPS approach was not approved by the controller due to SLC traffic in the area and the cloud bases at 6,500 feet msl. The pilot then reported that he had obtained the automated weather observing system (AWOS) reports for PVU and U42, requested the ILS to PVU, and stated that he would cancel the IFR clearance when able, then proceed VFR to U42. The controller instructed the pilot to report the IFR cancellation on the approac
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain and continued flight into known adverse weather conditions. Contributing factors were the fog and rain weather conditions.
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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.
