Piper PA32R accident near Monticello, UT
On February 22, 2018, a Piper PA32R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Monticello, UT. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 22, 2018
- Place
- Monticello, UT
- Aircraft
- Piper PA32R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.782°N, 109.173°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180223X23016
Official records · WPR18FA095
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn February 22, 2018, about 1056 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-32R-300 airplane, Canadian registry C-GYGY, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Monticello, Utah. The private pilot and the three passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was privately owned and was being operated by the pilot as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Undetermined meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed for the flight. The airplane departed Grand Junction Airport (GJT), Grand Junction, Colorado, about 0937 for an undetermined destination. The pilot and passengers were all Canadian citizens and resided in the province of Alberta. According to the pilot's daughter, on a return trip from the US to Alberta in the airplane in early February, the pilot left the airplane at Cut Bank International Airport (CTB), Cut Bank, Montana, reportedly because adverse weather prevented completion of the trip. The airplane remained hangered at CTB until February 21, when the pilot and passengers drove to CTB to begin the flight journey that would include the accident leg. The pilot's daughter reported that the pilot and passengers had planned to fly from CTB to Albuquerque, New Mexico, on February 21, to allow the pilot to examine an airplane for possible purchase. She was not aware of any planned stops. She reported that the airplane departed CTB about 1000. However, due to weather, the flight landed at GJT, and the group overnighted in the local area. According to fixed base operator personnel at GJT, the airplane arrived about 1605
Probable cause
The noninstrument-rated pilot's continued flight into a region of deteriorating ceiling and visibility conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain event.
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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.
