Piper PA32RT-300T N3006J

Summary

On 6 September 1991 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA32RT-300T registered N3006J, operated by Stanley K. Williams, was involved in an accident near Mayfield, Utah, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 September 1991 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Mayfield, Utah, United States

Coordinates

39.0993, -111.7097

Aircraft

Piper PA32RT-300T

Registration

N3006J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Stanley K. Williams

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salt Lake City → Bullfrog Basin

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA91FA235

1 person died.

POOR IN FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER, INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC AND INADEQUATE CLEARANCE.

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DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS TURNING AROUND TO RETURN TO HIS DEPARTURE POINT BECAUSE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT DID NOT PERMIT CONTINUED FLIGHT UNDER VFR CONDITIONS. THE PILOT LAST REPORTED AT 10,500 FEET AND BETWEEN LAYERS. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED AT 10,800 FEET IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN THAT ROSE TO 11,000 FEET.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.