# Accident 20040216012229A: Piper PA28161, Primm, NV, February 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2004, 13:59 local time
- Place: Primm, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7683° N, 115.3297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7683&lon=-115.3297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9199Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9199Z-2006-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040216012229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 16, 2004, AT 1359 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-161, N9199Z, DEPARTED THE NORTH LAS VEGAS (VGT) AIRPORT ENROUTE TO MONTGOMERY FIELD, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DID NOT ARRIVE AT THE DESTINATION AND WAS REPORTED MISSING. PLUS ONE FLYER, INC., WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT UNDER THE PROVISION OF 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ON MARCH 9, 2004, SEARCH AND RESCUE PERSONNEL LOCATED THE AIRCRAFT SOUTHEAST OF PRIMM, NEVADA, IN THE MOUNTAINOUS AREA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FAA ELECTED NOT TO INVESTIGATE AT THE SCENE DUE TO THE INACCESSIBILITY OF THE ACCIDENT SITE AREA.

## 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 LAX04FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA137), Feb 16, 2004: Piper PA-28-161 (N9199Z), Jean, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: !!THIS CASE WAS MODIFIED JANUARY 31, 2006!! the pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance with the rising terrain, while maneuvering at low altitude in a mountainous area.

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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