# Accident 19971106039939A: Piper PA34200T, Myton, UT, November 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1997, 19:04 local time
- Place: Myton, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EEJA
- Location: 40.1706° N, 110.0196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1706&lon=-110.0196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2119D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2119D-2011-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360EB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,584 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971106039939A

## Narrative

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

BROKE UP INFLIGHT FROM OVERLOAD OF AIRFRAME. PHASE NOT WITNESSED. POSSIBLE TAIL FLUTTER. (.4) THE PILOT WAS ON A RETURN FLIGHT VIA THE SAME ROUTE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. RECORDED RADAR DATA REVEALED TWO TRANSPONDER-EQUIPPED AIRPLANES.  THE FIRST TARGET, THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE, WAS TRACKED BETWEEN 1902:51 AND 1904:07, FLYING IN A SOUTHEAST-TO-NORTHWEST DIRECTION AT AN ENCODED ALTITUDE OF 12,600 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL).  THE SECOND AIRPLANE, AN UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT SQUAWKING A TRANSPONDER CODE OF 1200, WAS TRACKED BETWEEN 1907:00 AND 1912:07, FLYING IN A NORTHWEST-TO-SOUTHEAST DIRECTION AT AN ENCODED ALTITUDE OF 13,600 FEET MSL.  THE UNIDENTIFIED AIRPLANE WAS ESTIMATED TO HAVE BEEN 14 MILES FROM THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  AT 1904, THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE DISAPPEARED FROM THE RADARSCOPE.  NO DISTRESS CALLS WERE RECEIVED.  BETWEEN 1906 AND 1926, THE CONTROLLER TRIED TO REESTABLISH RADIO CONTACT WITH THE PILOT, BUT TO NO AVAIL. SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS WERE INITIATED, AND THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON.   ACCORDING TO THE METALLURGIST'S FACTUAL REPORT, THE LEFT WING, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILATOR, AND VERTICAL STABILIZER SPAR FRACTURES W ERE 'CONSISTENT WITH OVERSTRESS SEPARATIONS' AND FAILED UNDER 'NEGATIVE LOADING.' THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF 'PREEXISTING CRACKING SUCH AS FATIGUE OR STRESS CORROSION.' DARK NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW98FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA044), Nov 7, 1997: Piper PA-34-200T (N2119D), Myton, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot exceeded the design stress limits of the airplane which resulted in an in-flight airframe overload failure. A related factor was the dark night.

## Other reports on N2119D (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19951018038649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951018038649I), Oct 18, 1995: Piper PA34200T (N2119D), Grand Junction, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: on final, while only 20 or 30 feet above runway, pilot noticed he had only 2 of 3 green lights on his landing gear. He requested to go around and…
- [Incident 19890818048669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890818048669I), Aug 18, 1989: Piper PA34200T (N2119D), Saint George, UT, Minor damage. Aircraft landed with the landing gear retracted during mult-engine flight training.
- [Incident 19880212010329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880212010329I), Feb 12, 1988: Piper PA34200T (N2119D), Springfield, IL. The left main tire went flat on landing rollout. Tire replaced. Air taxi operations manual out of date. Not revised
- [Incident 19831228073099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831228073099I), Dec 28, 1983: Piper PA34200T (N2119D), Westfield, MA, Minor damage. Lost nose baggage door on climb out. Door not recovered. Latch and locking pins in door. Cause undetermined.

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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