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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Green River, UT · July 6, 2008

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Date
July 6, 2008 · 12:40 local
Place
Green River, UT
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7360J
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA08LA160
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,200 total200 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N7360JRegistration cancelled Oct 13, 2009 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-24712 · Built 1968Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On July 6, 2008 at or around 12:40 pm local time, N7360J, a Piper PA-28-140, piloted by privacy data omitted crashed approximately 45 miles north of Green River, UT along the Green River while attempting a precautionary landing. The pilot sustained serious injuries and only the passenger was knocked unconscious. The pilot removed the passenger from the aircraft before the aircraft caught on fire which resulted in a wildfire in the canyon along the Green River. The pilot and passenger were located by a River rafting group that was able to move the two men to the bank of the River. They were then moved by boat away from the fire and relocated down the River where they stayed overnight with individuals from the River party. The next morning, the group was found by another River rafting party that had a satellite phone which was used to call for help. The pilot and passenger were air lifted out of the area and taken to the university of Utah hospital. Both the pilot and passenger sustained serious injuries and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 6, 2008 AT OR AROUND 12:40 PM LOCAL TIME, N7360J, A PIPER PA-28-140, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES NORTH OF GREEN RIVER, UT ALONG THE GREEN RIVER WHILE ATTEMPTING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND ONLY THE PASSENGER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. THE PILOT REMOVED THE PASSENGER FROM THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHICH RESULTED IN A WILDFIRE IN THE CANYON ALONG THE GREEN RIVER. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE LOCATED BY A RIVER RAFTING GROUP THAT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE TWO MEN TO THE BANK OF THE RIVER. THEY WERE THEN MOVED BY BOAT AWAY FROM THE FIRE AND RELOCATED DOWN THE RIVER WHERE THEY STAYED OVERNIGHT WITH INDIVIDUALS FROM THE RIVER PARTY. THE NEXT MORNING, THE GROUP WAS FOUND BY ANOTHER RIVER RAFTING PARTY THAT HAD A SATELLITE PHONE WHICH WAS USED TO CALL FOR HELP. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE AIR LIFTED OUT OF THE AREA AND TAKEN TO THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITAL. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

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 SEA08LA160Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEast Carbon, UTThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and decision to continue flight into a canyon area with questionable aircraft performance. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the precautionary landing and a high density altitude…Jul 6, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7360J · 1

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

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