Socata TBM 700 accident near Evanston, WY
On February 18, 2018, a Socata TBM 700 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Evanston, WY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 18, 2018
- Place
- Evanston, WY
- Aircraft
- Socata TBM 700 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.288°N, 110.982°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180218X81015
Official records · CEN18FA101
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transcript Summary: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn February 18, 2018, about 1505 mountain standard time, a Socata TBM-700A airplane, N700VX, impacted terrain during an instrument approach to Evanston-Uinta County Airport/Burns Field (EVW), Evanston, Wyoming. The commercial pilot and passenger were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was privately owned and operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions existed at the airport, and the flight operated on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The flight departed Tulsa International Airport (TUL), Tulsa, Oklahoma, about 1210 central standard time (1110 mountain standard time). Radar and air traffic control information provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) captured the accident flight as it progressed. Initially, the pilot filed Centennial Airport, Englewood, Colorado, as the flight's destination. About 20 minutes after takeoff, the pilot requested to change the destination to Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB), Pueblo, Colorado. An hour and 20 minutes later, the pilot again requested to change his destination to Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) due to weather. At 1353, the pilot requested to make EVW his new destination stating that EVW was below minimums when he departed, but that the weather had improved. At 1422, the controller asked the pilot if he had the weather information for EVW, and the pilot responded that he did. The pilot requested and was subsequently cleared for the ILS RWY 23 approach to EVW starting at the FBR VOR initial approach fix.
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation.
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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.
