Piper PA-28-180 accident near Centennial, WY
On January 18, 2007, a Piper PA-28-180 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Centennial, WY. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 18, 2007
- Place
- Centennial, WY
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.366°N, 106.258°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070131X00118
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 17, 2007, at 2216 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-28-180, N43630, registered to Archer Nevada LLC, and piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when it impacted mountainous terrain during cruise flight, 6 miles northwest of Centennial, Wyoming. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 on a visual flight rules flight plan. The pilot and his two passengers were fatally injured. The cross-country flight departed the Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) approximately 2115, and was en route to Grand Island, Nebraska (GRI). According to Blue Ridge Aeronautics, a flight school in Vacaville, California, the flight departed Nut Tree Airport (VCB) approximately 1100 Pacific standard time (PST). The flight was to travel to Grand Island, Nebraska, on the 17th and continue on to Chicago, Illinois, on the 18th. The pilot reported to the flight school that he intended to follow Interstate 80 for the entire flight. The pilot filed a flight plan and obtained a weather briefing from the McMinnville Flight Service Station on January 17, starting at 1039 PST. According to the recording, the pilot intended to fly from VCB to Elko, Nevada (EKO), on to RKS, with a final destination of GRI. The pilot filed a 13-hour flight plan with the intension to stop in EKO and RKS for fuel services. The pilot activated his flight plan with Rancho Radio at 1232 PST. No updates with regards to the flight's progress were made. According to the
Probable cause
the pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions resulting in a loss of aircraft control. Contributing factors include the pilot's improper preflight planning and decision making, the pilot's spatial disorientation, the pilot's lack of night currency, the dark night, and the snow, low clouds, and low visibility.
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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.
