# Accident 20090630011669A: Piper PA46350P, St George, UT, June 30, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2009, 16:30 local time
- Place: St George, UT
- Airport: St George Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1419° N, 113.9333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1419&lon=-113.9333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N927GL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N927GL-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104619, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A (registry code 41999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ae2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 775 total, 330 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090630011669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LEFT NORTH LAS VEGAS ENROUTE TO CEDAR CITY, UTAH.  AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 9500 FT AND WAS BEING FOLLOWED BY LA ARTCC WHEN RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST.  RADAR TRACKS SHOW THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A DESCENT WITH NO RECOVERY ATTEMPTS.  AIR TRAFFIC TRIED DIFFERENT WAYS TO RAISE THE AIRCRAFT IN QUESTION.  RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST ABOUT 85 MILES NORTH OF THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT AND AN ALNOT WAS ISSUED FOR THE MISSING AIRCRAFT.  A SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED BY THE UTAH CIVIL AIR PATROL AND THE WRECKAGE WAS DISCOVERED LATE AFTERNOON ON JUNE 30, 2009.  AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND CONSUMED BY POST IMPACT FIRE.  INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE AIRCRAFT AND ITS SYSTEMS WERE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT.  THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS KILLED 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 WPR09FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA320), Jun 30, 2009: Piper PA-46-350P (N927GL), St  George, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance during descent for undetermined reasons.

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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