- Date
- July 21, 1982, 22:19 local (Jul 22, 1982, 05:19 UTC)
- Place
- Tonopah, NV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8408XPiper PA-32-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report July 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820721068829A
- Case key
- 72838
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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 collision with terrain/water
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Terrain condition - mountainous/hillyFactor
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Analysis
The acft impacted the east slope of a ridge at 6500 ft MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8408X
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-8106078
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William Evans
- Registered owner
- William Evans
- Departed
- San Jose, CA
- Destination
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 145 total · 9 in this make and model · 117 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 170° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 70 statute miles
- Temperature
- 183 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.