- Date
- February 6, 1985, 12:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place
- Eureka, UT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5781VBeech BE-23-24
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850206075379A
- Case key
- 16525
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Analysis
On feb 6, 1985,a Beech BE-23-24 musketeer,owned and operated by the plt crashed into the side of a 7000 ft mtn at the 6700 ft level. The ac was demolished and the plt received fatal injuries. The wx conditions were reported as VMC by provo, Utah and by a local plt in the area at the time. Both indicated that the mtn tops were obscured by clouds. The investigation found no evidence of an ac malfunction or plt in-capacitation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5781V
- Reported as
- Beech BE-23-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MA-40
- Airframe hours
- 3,083
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A2B, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Andrew B. Olerain
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 15, 1984 · 23 hours before
- Departed
- U42 · West Jordan, UT
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 791 total · 791 in this make and model · 21 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 21 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PVU, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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