- Date
- April 16, 1988, 13:53 local (19:53 UTC)
- Place
- Pintura, UT
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2738RPiper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 17362
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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.
Analysis
The plt and two pax departed overton, NV destined for sundance, WY. Witnesses stated that the acft took off under an overcast and followed interstate 15 northbound. A witness driving on the interstate said that he saw N2738R at aprx 600 ft AGL over the interstate. He saw the acft fly into 'a heavy cloud bank.' The mountains were reportedly obscured by low clouds and rain showers. The mountain peak elevation was 8700 ft. N2738R crashed at the 5700 ft level.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2738R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- PA-28R-35278
- Airframe hours
- 9,950
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John Sprague
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 5, 1987 · 46 hours before
- Departed
- U08 · Overton, NV
- Destination
- SUC · Sundance, WY
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,329 total · 1,049 in this make and model · 1,277 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 75 °F