# Accident 20121009022179A: Piper PA-32R-301T, October 9, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2012, 14:25 local time
- Airport: Converse County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2639° N, 105.4489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2639&lon=-105.4489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N110UM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N110UM-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540 series (registry code 41569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO 540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121009022179A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 9, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 14:25 LCL, PIPER PA-32R-301T-N110UM IMPACTED THE TERRAIN 60 MILES S/E OF CASPER, WY.  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 WPR13FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA008), Oct 9, 2012: Piper PA-32R-301T (N110UM), Laramie Peak, WY, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his failure to maintain sufficient clearance from rising terrain.

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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