Piper PA-28-180 N8975J
12 October 1988 · Sun Valley, Idaho, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 October 1988 at about 00:35 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N8975J, operated by Sun Valley Aviation, Inc, was involved in an accident near Sun Valley, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sun Valley, Idaho, United States
- Coordinates
- 43.6893, -114.3390
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180
- Registration
- N8975J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sun Valley Aviation, Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hailey → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA89FA010
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 PILOT FLEW INTO A BOX CANYON AT A LOW ALTITUDE ABOVE THE GROUND NEAR 9000 FT MSL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB OVER A RIDGELINE, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, ENTERED A SPIN, AND DESCENDED NOSE DOWN UNTIL IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lehighton, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28 | Troutdale, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-28-181 | Reedville, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-28-160 | Renton, Washington, United States | Larry Dillon | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-28-180 | Madeira Beach, Florida, United States | Parras, GUY | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-28-235 | Littlefield, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Piper J3C-65 | Coeur D'alene, Idaho, United States | Robert I. Dempster | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28-140 | North Fork, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1988 | Roman LONG-EZ | Salmon, Idaho, United States | Edwin Roman | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Oct 1988 | Cessna 150G | Post Falls, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States | Linden J. Butikofer, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-18A | Murphy, Idaho, United States | Robert D. O'malley | No injuries | - |