Piper PA-38-112 N91319
14 June 1982 · Oakley, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 June 1982 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N91319, operated by Sun West Aviation, was involved in an accident near Oakley, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oakley, Idaho, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.1810, -113.8592
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38-112
- Registration
- N91319
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sun West Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ogden → Jackpot
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA82DA088
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AT ABOUT 1045 MDT, THE PILOT DEPARTED OGDEN, UT ON A SOLO, CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO JACKPOT, NV, POCATELLO, ID AND RETURN. WHILE EN ROUTE TO JACKPOT, HE ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AND DECREASING VISIBILITY OVER A MOUNTAINOUS AREA AND DESCENDED FROM 8500 FT MSL TO 8100 FT MSL. AT ABOUT 1430 MDT, HE LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD, AND DURING THE ROLL OUT, THE PLANE NOSED OVER. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 25 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HIS INTENDED DESTINATION. THE PILOT REPORTED A PROBLEM WITH UNLOCKING THE TOP DOOR LATCHES AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-38 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-38 | Antioch, Illinois, United States | Omni Flight Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-38-112 | El Monte, California, United States | Piper Air Center | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-38-112 | Apple Valley, California, United States | Custom Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-38-112 | El Paso, Texas, United States | SW Air Rangers Corporation | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-38-112 | Houston, Texas, United States | Ray's Flying Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-38 | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States | Hill Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 1982 | Cessna T210M | Shoshone, Idaho, United States | Gerald F. Chadbourne | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jul 1982 | Cessna 182C | Near Dixie, Idaho, United States | Robert R. Padgett | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1982 | Cessna T210M | Ashton, Idaho, United States | John Carberry | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1982 | Mooney M20A | Twin Falls, Idaho, United States | Harber Lazards | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1982 | Taylorcraft L-2 | Near Gooding, Idaho, United States | Bruce R. Fulton | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1982 | Stinson 108-1 | Twin Falls, Idaho, United States | Robert L. Archer | No injuries | - |