# Accident 19901218055149A: Piper PA31350, Evanston, WY, December 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Evanston, WY
- Airport: Evanston-Unita County Burns
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TIMA
- Location: 41.2501° N, 110.9596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2501&lon=-110.9596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4082H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4082H-1993-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,001 total, 671 in this make and model, 273 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901218055149A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC91FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA017), Dec 18, 1990: Piper PA-31-350 (N4082H), Evanston, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S PREMATURE DESCENT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FATIGUE AND POOR WEATHER.

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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