Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-161 N21170

1 October 1993 · Tooele, Utah, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 1 October 1993 at about 00:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N21170 was involved in an accident near Tooele, Utah, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 00:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Tooele, Utah, United States
Nearest airport
Bolinder Tooele Valley (TVY)
Coordinates
40.5703, -112.3307
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-161
Registration
N21170
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Salt Lake City → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA93LA215

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FENCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE NOSE PITCHED UP DURING THE APPLICATION OF POWER UPON HIS FIRST TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 34. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERGED 40 DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN SUFFICIENT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM IMPACTING A BARBED WIRE FENCE WHICH PARALLELED THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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