- Date
- March 14, 1982, 12:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Elko, NV
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2105MPiper PA-28R-201
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820314004309A
- Case key
- 70578
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that the engine quit producing power and the plane crashed in mountainous terrain. A teardown of the engine revealed no preimpact failure. The initial impact occurred with a tree at an elevation of about 7000 ft MSL. A piece of the right wing tip was found near the initial impact point. The trailing edge of the left wing struck the base of a second tree after the plane traveled about 270 ft down a 20 to 25 degree slope. The plane came to rest after traveling another 135 ft down a 10 degree slope. The nearest official weather observation was at Elko, Nevada which was about 16 miles northeast of the crash site. The 1153 and 1254 MST weather observations were: estimated 800 ft broken, 1200 ft broken, 5500 overcast with 10 miles visibility. The elevation of the Elko municipal airport is 5135 ft MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2105M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-201
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 282437
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Aviation World
- Registered owner
- Aviation World
- Departed
- Wendover, UT
- Destination
- Palatha, FL
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 265 total · 69 in this make and model · 208 as pilot in command · 79 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 104 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.