# Accident 19950209001539A: Piper PA60601P, Tremonton, UT, February 9, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1995, 18:21 local time
- Place: Tremonton, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6909° N, 112.2692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6909&lon=-112.2692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57NW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57NW-1997-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950209001539A

## Narrative

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

TRIED MAKE VISUAL APPROACH THRU HOLE IN CLOUDS TO UNCONTROLLED IMC AIRPORT IN MOUNTAIN TERRAIN. IMPACTED MOUNTAINS.

## 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 SEA95FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA048), Feb 10, 1995: Piper PA-601P (N57NW), Tremonton, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO CONDUCT VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE WITH THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE THE CLOUDS, AND THE…

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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