# Accident 19960206001389A: Piper PA32300, Heber, UT, February 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1996, 13:37 local time
- Place: Heber, UT
- Airport: Heber Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4295° N, 111.1909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4295&lon=-111.1909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9242C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,612 total, 1,381 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960206001389A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA96LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA049), Feb 6, 1996: Piper PA-32-300 (N9242C), Heber City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's attempted VFR flight into IMC, and his failure to maintain adequate altitude and clearance from terrain during the landing flare. Factors contributing to the accident were the snowbank,…

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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