# Accident 20001105022899A: Piper PA28R200, Teec Nos Pos, AZ, November 5, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 5, 2000, 14:55 local time - Place: Teec Nos Pos, AZ - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Normal Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 36.8908° N, 109.3691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8908&lon=-109.3691&mi=10 - Aircraft: N3032R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3032R-2003-04-09) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200 - Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 2 - Pilot flight hours: 274 total, 13 in this make and model - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA036) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001105022899A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) A/C DEPARTED PAGE, AZ. ON A FLIGHT TO PUEBLE, NM ON NOVEMBER 5, 2000 AT 1105 HOURS MST. THE PILOT REQUESTED AN ABREVIATED WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO HIS FLIGHT FROM THE PRESCOTT ARIZONA FSS. HE ADDITIONALLY REQUESTED WEATHER INFORMATION DURING THE FLIGHT FROM FLIGHT SERVICE. THE A/C BROKE UP IN FLIGHT AND PORTIONS OF THE A/C IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROX. 51 MILES WEST OF FARMINGTON, NM AT AN ELEVATION OF 8610 FEET. (.4) A SAFETY BOARD STAFF METEOROLOGIST PERFORMED A WEATHER ANALYSIS FOR THE FLIGHT. AIRMET'S FOR INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES, MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION, TURBULENCE, AND ICING WERE VALID FOR ALL PORTIONS OF THE AIRPLANE'S FLIGHT ROUTE. THE AIRPLANE BROKEUP IN FLIGHT. THE PILOT CONTACTED THE FAA PRESCOTT AUTOMATED FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (AFSS) BY TELEPHONE FROM PAGE, ARIZONA, AT 1306, AND REQUESTED A FORECAST FOR PUEBLO, COLORADO. THE FORECAST WAS FOR WINDS GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS; SHOWERS IN THE VICINITY; SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 4,000 AGL; BROKEN CLOUDS AT 7,000 AGL; LOWERING CLOUDS AFTER 1700; AND AN INCREASE IN OCCASIONAL RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. THE PILOT WAS ISSUED AN AIRMET FOR ICING IN COLORADO MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION, AND FROM PHOENIX TO DENVER, TURBULENC E FROM THE SURFACE TO 39,000 FEET. DURING THE BRIEFING THE PILOT TOLD THE BRIEFER THAT HE WAS "TRAPPED IN PAGE, TRYING TO GET BACK THE DENVER; WHEN DOES IT LOOK LIKE THE SYSTEM IS GOING TO CLEAR OUT A LITTLE, DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT?" AT 1420, THE PILOT CONTACTED THE PRESCOTT AFSS BY RADIO OVER KAYENTA, ARIZONA, ABOUT 60 MILES WEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE. HE REQUESTED, AND WAS GIVEN, THE CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS AT GRAND JUNCTION AND FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO. HE REQUESTED THREE OTHER LOCATIONS IN COLORADO; ALL WERE MARGINAL FOR VISUAL FLIGHT. AT 1425, THE PILOT TOLD THE BRIEFER "WE'LL BE HEADING THE SOUTHERN ROUTE." THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN. ON NOVEMBER 6, AT 1155, THE AIR FORCE RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER (AFRCC) PROVIDED NOTIFICATION OF AN EMERGENCY CRASH LOCATOR BEACON SIGNAL. SUBSEQUENTLY THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED AT 1845, IN THE CARRIZO MOUNTAINS, AT AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 8,610 FEET MSL, APPROXIMATELY 51 NAUTICAL MILES ON THE 260-DEGREE RADIAL FROM THE FARMINGTON VOR NAVIGATIONAL FACILITY. ACCORDING TO ACCIDENT FLIGHT RECONSTRUCTION INFORMATION, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, ON NOVEMBER 3, AND WAS RETURNING THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT HAD NOT TOLD THE FLYING CLUB OPERATOR OF HIS INTENDED DESTINATION, ONLY THAT HE WOULD BE BACK WITH THE PLANE ON THE 5TH ABOUT 1800. THE AIRPLANE WAS REFUELED AT NORTH LAS VEGAS, ON NOVEMBER 4, AND AT PAGE ON NOVEMBER 5. ACCORDING TO FUEL SERVICE WITNESS INFORMATION AT PAGE, THE AIRPLANE MADE A FUEL STOP AND DEPARTED. THE FUEL INVOICE WAS PAID AT 1338. ACCORDING TO THE FLYING CLUB, IT IS THEIR WRITTEN AND MEMBER SIGNED POLICY TO REQUIRE ALL MEMBERS TO FILE FLIGHT PLANS FOR FLIGHTS OVER 50 NAUTICAL MILES OR MORE, AND ALL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DESTINATIONS ARE TO BE GIVEN TO THE OPERATOR. INFORMATION RECOVERED FROM A NOTEPAD FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE DOCUMENTED A FLIGHT ROUTE FROM BROOMFIELD (JEFFCO), MONARCH PASS, BLUE MESA, DOVE CREEK, PAGE, AND LAS VEGAS, FOR A TOTAL DISTANCE OF 545 MILES. ## 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 LAX01FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA036), Nov 5, 2000: Piper PA28-200 (N3032R), Teec Nos Pos, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: In-flight loss of control resulting in airframe structural failure. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadvertant visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions. ## Other reports on N3032R (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19991113033969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991113033969I), Nov 13, 1999: Piper PA28R200 (N3032R), Bloomfield, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was on approach to runway 11L at the Jeffco Airport (bjc) when he noted a gradual reduction in power. Attempts to bring the power back up were… - [Accident 19950626014889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950626014889A), Jun 26, 1995: Piper PA28R200 (N3032R), Mimbres, NM, Substantial damage. Landed Private strip for comfort stop. Folded nose gear on grass takeoff. 216 lbs over gross for runway length. 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. 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