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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32300 · Heber, UT · February 6, 1996

Date
February 6, 1996 · 13:37 local
Place
Heber, UT
Airport
Heber Valley Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9242C
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA96LA049
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,612 total1,381 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Trying to land VFR in dense fog overshot runway turning final. Gear hit snowbank. Tore off left wing.

As the FAA filed it

TRYING TO LAND VFR IN DENSE FOG OVERSHOT RUNWAY TURNING FINAL. GEAR HIT SNOWBANK. TORE OFF LEFT WING.

NTSB investigation

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