# Accident 19960101000029A: Piper PA28235, Lehi, UT, January 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1996, 18:15 local time
- Place: Lehi, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4098° N, 111.8706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4098&lon=-111.8706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8870W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8870W-2013-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960101000029A

## Narrative

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

ADVISED WEATHER EN ROUTE. DEPARTED VFR DARK NIGHT OVER OBSCURED MOUNTAINS.LOW CLOUDS.BLOWING SNOW.SAFETY IGNORED.

## 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 SEA96FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA036), Jan 2, 1996: Piper PA-28-235 (N8870W), Lehi, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: continued VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude and/or clearance from mountainous terrain. Factors relating to 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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