What happened
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(-23) On December 8, 2000, at approximately 16:55 mountain standard time, a Piper model PA-24-250, N8245P, registered to and operated by the pilot, was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain approximately 4 miles southeast of Antimony, Utah. The private pilot and his passenger sustained fatal injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the area at the of the accident. No flight plan had been field for the personal flight being conducted under 14 title CFR part 91. The flight originated at provo, Utah (pvu) at approximately 1535. National weather service METAR readings form bryce canyon (kbce) on the day of the accident indicated a weather system moving through the area at the same time as the aircraft passage. Thunderstorms, snow, and dropping temperature/dewpoint were also reported at the approximate time and in the vicinity of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DECEMBER 8, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 16:55 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER MODEL PA-24-250, N8245P, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ANTIMONY, UTAH. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE AREA AT THE OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FIELD FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 TITLE CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PROVO, UTAH (PVU) AT APPROXIMATELY 1535. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METAR READINGS FORM BRYCE CANYON (KBCE) ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT INDICATED A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE AREA AT THE SAME TIME AS THE AIRCRAFT PASSAGE. THUNDERSTORMS, SNOW, AND DROPPING TEMPERATURE/DEWPOINT WERE ALSO REPORTED AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME AND IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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