19941218041619A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Grantsville, UT · December 18, 1994

Date
December 18, 1994 · 17:25 local
Place
Grantsville, UT
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N175MC
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA95FA031
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
311 total216 in this make and model11 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 snow and cloud obscured mountain at night. Was advised of weather areas en route. Lacked safety atitude.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO SNOW AND CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN AT NIGHT. WAS ADVISED OF WEATHER AREAS EN ROUTE. LACKED SAFETY ATITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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