Piper PA-24-260 accident near Hagerman, ID
On February 16, 2009, a Piper PA-24-260 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hagerman, ID. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 16, 2009
- Place
- Hagerman, ID
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-260 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.820°N, 115.105°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090217X51045
Official records · WPR09FA116
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Radio Communications (ATC): Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 15, 2009, about 2045 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-24-260, N8810P, was destroyed following an airframe in-flight breakup while maneuvering near Hagerman, Idaho. The student pilot, the sole occupant, was killed. The airplane was registered to, and operated by a private individual. Visual meteorological conditions (VFR) prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed. The personal cross-country flight was operated in accordance with 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The flight departed the Caldwell Industrial Airport (EUL), Caldwell, Idaho, about 1900, and was destined for the Bountiful Skypark Airport (BTF), Bountiful, Utah. According to a written statement submitted to and in a telephone conversation with the Safety Board investigator-in-charge (IIC), a friend (the second airplane's pilot) of the accident pilot reported that he agreed to fly the accident pilot from BTF to EUL (266 nautical miles) in his airplane, a Cherokee 140, in order for the accident pilot could pick up his recently purchased airplane, N8810P. The friend stated that he also agreed to fly N8810P back to BTF for the accident pilot, but only after being checked out by the seller of the airplane; the accident pilot would then return in the Cherokee. The friend stated that while preparing for the checkout the accident pilot said, "Look. I'm fine flying this airplane back. I've more than enough time in it, and all of it more current than your time. I'll just fly it and you fly the Cherokee." The friend reported, "Well, it was [his] airplane at this
Probable cause
The student pilot's spatial disorientation, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and subsequent in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's mental condition which could have contributed to the inappropriate decision to fly the night time cross-country flight.
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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.
