- Date
- June 24, 1984, 20:00 local (Jun 25, 1984, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cedar City, UT
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N98220Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Not reported
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840624026669A
- Case key
- 16222
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with rising terrain in a box canyon. The plt said he found himself trapped with the terrain coming up 'to meet the plane' and decided to try and land on a nearby road. The acft stalled into trees prior to reaching the road. The plt also said he was unfamiliar with the territory. A plt who flys this canyon often said that the south side of the ridge has downdrafts. The density alt was computed to be 7836 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98220
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2826113
- Airframe hours
- 3,500
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- George Yoakum
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1984
- Destination
- PGA · Page, AZ
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 257 total · 257 in this make and model · 227 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Not reported
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.