Piper PA-32-300 accident near Mountain Home, ID
On June 9, 2012, a Piper PA-32-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mountain Home, ID. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 9, 2012
- Place
- Mountain Home, ID
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 43.424°N, 115.485°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120610X90234
Official records · WPR12FA255
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Weather and ATC Assistance from NTSB: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 9, 2012, at 1232 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-32-300, N8990N, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain near Mountain Home, Idaho. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The airplane was being operated by the pilot/owner under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. A visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed for the cross-country flight from Imperial, Nebraska, to Nampa, Idaho, but it had not been activated. The pilot stopped at Rock Springs, Wyoming, for fuel and departed from there about 3 hours before the accident. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site. The pilot's wife stated that he called her from Rock Springs about 0930 and reported that he was purchasing fuel for the remainder of his flight. The direct line of flight from Rock Springs to Nampa was 290 degrees for 350 nautical miles (nm). There was no record of the pilot communicating with air traffic control during the flight. Radar data identified a target identified as the accident airplane on a course parallel to the direct line of flight and approximately 3 to 5 nm north. The airplane's altitude was about 15,500 feet mean sea level (msl) within 30 minutes of taking off. Approximately 25 minutes before the accident, the airplane had descended to approximately 10,700 feet msl. The data indicated at 1228, the airplane had descended to 7,000 feet msl. For the remainder of the flight, the airplane's altitude varied from 7,400 and 7,800 feet msl. At 1230, the flight track turned left and reversed course t
Probable cause
The noninstrument-rated pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into mountainous terrain.
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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.
