# Accident 20040523010219A: Piper PA30, Evanston, WY, May 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2004, 21:13 local time
- Place: Evanston, WY
- Airport: Evanston-Unita County Burns
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2825° N, 111.0172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2825&lon=-111.0172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7460Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7460Y-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 16,250 total, 100 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040523010219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET SHORT AND 200 FEET RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY DURING A VOR DME APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23 AT KEVW. NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. A POP UP IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.

## 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 DEN04FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA074), May 24, 2004: Piper PA-30 (N7460Y), Evanston, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors include snow, low ceiling, icing conditions, and the dark night.

## Other reports on N7460Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20000918029769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000918029769I), Sep 18, 2000: Piper PA30 (N7460Y), Eleleth, MN, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot failed to complete landing checklist. 44709 re-exam on use of checklist and procedures.

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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