Piper PA-30 accident near Evanston, WY

On May 24, 2004, a Piper PA-30 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Evanston, WY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

May 24, 2004

Place

Evanston, WY

Aircraft

Piper PA-30 · Airplane

Injuries

2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

41.282°N, 111.017°W

NTSB ID

20040527X00678

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 23, 2004, at approximately 2113 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-30, N7460Y, piloted by an airline transport pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during the VOR DME approach, runway 23, into Uinta County-Burns Field Airport (EVW), Evanston, Wyoming. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. The personal flight was being conducted on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot, his passenger, and pet dog were fatally injured. The cross-country flight originated at Panaca, Nevada, at approximately 1930. According to a transcript provided by Salt Lake City Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), at 2047 the pilot requested a pop-up IFR clearance from Heber City, Utah, to Evanston, Wyoming. At 2101, N7460Y was cleared for the VOR DME runway 23 approach into EVW. The pilot acknowledged his clearance and no further communications were received by ARTCC. According to ARTCC radar, at 2112, the airplane's last position was 1 3/4 miles west of EVW at 7,700 feet msl. The IFR flight plan was not closed and further communications were not established with the pilot. At approximately 2120, ARTCC contacted the airport and initiated a search for the airplane. At 2340, airport personnel located the airplane approximately 150 yards northeast of runway 23. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 65, held an airline transport pilot certificate with an airplane multiengine land rating, and type ratings in the Airbus A-310 and Boeing 727, 747, 757, and 767, and commercial privileges in airplan

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors include snow, low ceiling, icing conditions, 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.