Piper PA-28R-200 N2738R
16 April 1988 · Pintura, Utah, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 April 1988 at about 19:53 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N2738R was involved in an accident near Pintura, Utah, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pintura, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.5892, -113.1892
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Registration
- N2738R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Overton → Sundance
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN88FA098
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
THE PLT AND TWO PAX DEPARTED OVERTON, NV DESTINED FOR SUNDANCE, WY. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE ACFT TOOK OFF UNDER AN OVERCAST AND FOLLOWED INTERSTATE 15 NORTHBOUND. A WITNESS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE SAID THAT HE SAW N2738R AT APRX 600 FT AGL OVER THE INTERSTATE. HE SAW THE ACFT FLY INTO 'A HEAVY CLOUD BANK.' THE MOUNTAINS WERE REPORTEDLY OBSCURED BY LOW CLOUDS AND RAIN SHOWERS. THE MOUNTAIN PEAK ELEVATION WAS 8700 FT. N2738R CRASHED AT THE 5700 FT LEVEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Palmdale, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1988 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Wis. Rapids, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | Flight Safety Int'l, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Charleston, Tennessee, United States | 2 Genes AVN | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Van Nuys, California, United States | Panzarino, Anthony V | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 1988 | Beechcraft B24R | Ogden, Utah, United States | Kansas College of Technology | No injuries | - |
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