# Accident 20040601011059A: Piper PA28151, Cle Elum, WA, June 1, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2004, 10:45 local time
- Place: Cle Elum, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3667° N, 121.2022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3667&lon=-121.2022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6245J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6245J-2006-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040601011059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 1, 2004 1045 LOCAL TIME A PA-28-151 PILOTED BY MR. JEREMY FRADET AND MR. EDMOND STILP RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING A CRASH INTO MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN NEAR CLE ELUM LAKE IN THE WASHINGTON CASCADES. MR. FRADET WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE LEFT SEAT. HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY MR. STILP IN THE RIGHT SEAT WITH OPERATIONAL FLIGHT CONTROLS, WHO IS ALSO RATED PILOT. BOTH PILOTS PERFORM PILOT DUTIES AS A LEAR JET CREW FOR THE SAME COMPANY BASED IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. THE PURPOSE OF THIS FLIGHT WAS TO REPOSITION THE CREW BACK TO SEATTLE, AFTER REPOSITIONING A LEAR JET TO WENATCHEE, WA FOR MAINTENANCE. A POST CRASH INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED BY FAA, NTSB AND MANUFACTURING REPRESENTATIVES INDICATE THAT THIS CRASH WAS NOT DUE TO ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS CLEAR VFR CONDITIONS, AND NOT A FACTOR IN THIS AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT. THE RIGHT SEAT OCCUPANT STATED THAT "JEREMY, THE PIC TURNED WEST INTO A BOX CANYON AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT INTO RISING TERRAIN." THE RIGHT SEAT OCCUPANT ALSO STATED IN AN INTERVIEW WITH FAA PERSONNEL THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY POWER LOSS OR CONTROL PROBLEMS THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 SEA04LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA097), Jun 1, 2004: Piper PA-28-151 (N6245J), Easton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while maneuvering in mountainous terrain. Mountain terrain was a factor.

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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