# Accident 19910906044399A: Piper PA32RT300T, Mayfield, UT, September 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1991, 10:00 local time
- Place: Mayfield, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0993° N, 111.7097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0993&lon=-111.7097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3006J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3006J-1994-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 616 total, 78 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910906044399A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. WAS FLYING BETWEEN CLOUD LAYERS PRIOR IMPACT. HAD MADE 180 TO RETURN.

## 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 SEA91FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA235), Sep 6, 1991: Piper PA32RT-300T (N3006J), Mayfield, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: POOR IN FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER, INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC AND INADEQUATE CLEARANCE.

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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