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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA31 · Vernal, UT · August 21, 1985

Date
August 21, 1985 · 06:51 local
Place
Vernal, UT
Airport
Vernal
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
JIKA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7497L
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN85FA227
Reported as
Piper PA31
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540A2B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,555 total207 in this make and model350 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was fatigued from a lack of rest. Started a descent and fell asleep. Airplane descended to ground impact.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS FATIGUED FROM A LACK OF REST. STARTED A DESCENT AND FELL ASLEEP. AIRPLANE DESCENDED TO GROUND IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.