# Accident 20080808841229A: Piper PA28181, Blanding, UT, August 8, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2008, 07:00 local time
- Place: Blanding, UT
- Airport: Blanding Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9508° N, 109.3189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9508&lon=-109.3189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2190X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2190X-2014-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 356 total, 356 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080808841229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 8, 2008, ABOUT 0700 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-181 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N2190X, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR THE MONTICELLO AIRPORT (U43), MONTICELLO, UTAH. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE KILLED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO LYLE NORTHERN ELECTRIC OF BLANDING, UTAH, AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE BLANDING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BDG), BLANDING, UTAH, AT ABOUT 0630.

## 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 SEA08FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA174), Aug 8, 2008: Piper PA-28-181 (N2190X), Monticello, UT, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the low altitude.

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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