# Accident 19850821039829A: Piper PA31, Vernal, UT, August 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1985, 06:51 local time
- Place: Vernal, UT
- Airport: Vernal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 40.5504° N, 109.5696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5504&lon=-109.5696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7497L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,555 total, 207 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850821039829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN85FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA227), Aug 21, 1985: Piper PA-31B-310 (N7497L), Vernal, UT, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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