Piper PA-28-181 N2190X
8 August 2008 · Monticello, Utah, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 August 2008 at about 13:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N2190X, operated by Eric L. Johnson, was involved in an accident near Monticello, Utah, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. 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 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Monticello, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Monticello Airport (U43)
- Coordinates
- 37.9508, -109.3189
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N2190X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Eric L. Johnson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Blanding → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA08FA174
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the low altitude.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was maneuvering the airplane at a low altitude over a sparsely populated area with the intention of looking for wildlife. Several witnesses located near the accident site reported observing the accident airplane flying around the vicinity of the accident site at a low altitude. One witness reported that he observed an airplane circling in the vicinity of the accident site with the wings "completely up and down" followed by the airplane leveling off at an "extremely low altitude" before he lost sight of the airplane below the horizon. Wreckage and impact signatures were consistent with the airplane impacting terrain within an open plowed field in a right wing low attitude. The wreckage debris path was about 190 feet. All major components of the airplane were located within the debris path. Examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunction.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2008 | Piper PA 28-180 | Sonoma, California, United States | Timothy Bennett | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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