- Date
- March 14, 1985, 07:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Logan, UT
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8460ZPiper PA-28
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850314006869A
- Case key
- 16529
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight encounter with weather
Weather condition - fogFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - improperFactor
In-flight planning/decision - improperFactor
Flight into known adverse weather - initiatedCause
Judgment - poorCause
Became lost/disoriented - not selectedCause
Loss of control - in flight
Airspeed - uncontrolledCause
Altitude - uncontrolledCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - open fieldFactor
Terrain condition - groundFactor
Analysis
The plt (non-inst rated) & 2PAX dept Logan airport under extreme IMC conditions. Visability in ice fog was down to just a few feet. The a/c crashed during a rt turn after t/o.there were no survivors.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8460Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8211012
- Airframe hours
- 309
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J3A5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Oyler & Olso Construction
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 16, 1985 · 18 hours before
- Destination
- Richfield, UT
- Airport
- CGU · Logan, runway 35, 5,900 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 225 total · 178 in this make and model · 177 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft
- Temperature
- 9 °F, dew point 7 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LGU, 16 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.