19901218055149A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Evanston, WY · December 18, 1990

Date
December 18, 1990 · 11:30 local
Place
Evanston, WY
Airport
Evanston-Unita County Burns
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
TIMA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4082H
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC91FA017
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,001 total671 in this make and model273 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.

Flew into hillside on IFR approach in heavy tubulence and near zero IMC. Descended below mda.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO HILLSIDE ON IFR APPROACH IN HEAVY TUBULENCE AND NEAR ZERO IMC. DESCENDED BELOW MDA.

NTSB investigation

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