Piper PA-28-180 N9728J

Summary

On 4 June 1988 at about 17:50 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N9728J, operated by Tottenhoff, D.r./Jahr, L.w., was involved in an accident near Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 June 1988 at 17:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Rock Springs (RKS)

Coordinates

41.5903, -109.2200

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N9728J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Tottenhoff, D.r./Jahr, L.w.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rock Springs → Cheyenne

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN88FA121

2 people died.

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

SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE ON THE SECOND LEG OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLT THE PLT INFORMED THE FSS LOCATED ON THE ARPT THAT HE WAS RETURNING. THE FSS TECHNICIAN ON DUTY OBSERVED THE ACFT TURN FINAL AT AN ABNORMALLY LOW ALTITUDE. THE ACFT DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW. THE TECHNICIAN ATTEMPTED RADIO CONTACT AND WHEN UNSUCCESSFUL SOUNDED THE CRASH ALARM. THE ACFT WAS FOUND APX 1500 FT SHORT OF THE RWY IN A GULLY. NO INDICATION OF DIFFICULTY WAS RADIOED BY THE PLT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED INADEQUATELY MAINTAINED MAGNETOES. THE PLT REPORTED TOTAL MEMORY LOSS OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.