# Accident 20180222003029A: Piper PA32R-300, Monticello, UT, February 22, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2018, 17:00 local time
- Place: Monticello, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8685° N, 109.3362° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monticello, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8685&lon=-109.3362&mi=10
- Aircraft: C-GYGY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 597 total, 38 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180222003029A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GRAND JUNCTION, CO. EARLY AFTERNOON OF THE 22ND OF FEBRUARY, 2018. WEATHER WAS SNOW STORMS. APPROXIMENTLY 15 MILES SOUTH EAST OF MONTICELLO UT. THE PILOT BECAME DISORENTED, AND CRASHED IN A FIELD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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