20031003025039A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Teasdale, UT · October 3, 2003

Date: October 3, 2003 · 13:30 local
Place: Teasdale, UT
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7357W
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN04FA002
Reported as: Piper PA28180
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N7357WRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2017 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-1237 · Built 1963 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) N7357W a PA-28-180 piloted by Mr. Shane warenski student pilot certificate number FF2105302 departed holbrook muni AZ (P14) on 10/03/03 for provo ut (pvu) at approx. 1155 MDT with one passenger onboard. At approx. 1330 MDT the aircraft crashed on top of a 11,200 ft peak in the boulder mountains near Teasdale ut. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed. A VFR flight plan was filed but never opened. Weather in the area was obscured with low clouds, thunder storms and rain. The aircraft was reported missing on 10/03/03 at 2300 MDT, a search was conducted and the aircraft was located at approx. 1430 on 10/04/03.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N7357W A PA-28-180 PILOTED BY MR. SHANE WARENSKI STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER FF2105302 DEPARTED HOLBROOK MUNI AZ (P14) ON 10/03/03 FOR PROVO UT (PVU) AT APPROX. 1155 MDT WITH ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD. AT APPROX. 1330 MDT THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TOP OF A 11,200 FT PEAK IN THE BOULDER MOUNTAINS NEAR TEASDALE UT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE KILLED. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED BUT NEVER OPENED. WEATHER IN THE AREA WAS OBSCURED WITH LOW CLOUDS, THUNDER STORMS AND RAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED MISSING ON 10/03/03 AT 2300 MDT, A SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED AT APPROX. 1430 ON 10/04/03.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN04FA002Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportTeasdale, UTThe student pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision and his failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors contributing to the accident were the student pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions, the low ceiling, the rain, the student…Oct 3, 2003 · Destroyed