- Date
- December 30, 1983, 12:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Pocatello, ID
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8362LPiper PA-34-220T
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831230064509A
- Case key
- 39785
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Analysis
During arrival, the plt initiated an ILS apch to rwy 2L. At that time, the wx in part was 700 ft scattered to broken, 1300 to 1500 ft overcast,visibility 1 to 1 1/2 mi with light snow & fog. About 3 min after calling inbound on the apch, the plt initiated a missed apch. He was cleared back to the outer marker & was instructed to maintain 7000 ft & contact departure control. After changing radio frequencies the plt was cleared for another ILS apch, which he acknowledged. Shortly after that, the acft crashed aprx 1 1/2 mi northwest of rwy 21. There were no known witnesses. Tower personnel stated that they saw the acft briefly during the missed apch, and at that time, nothing unusual was noted concerning the acft's ftl attitude or location. An exam of the crash site revealed that the acft had crashed into snow covered terain while on a northwesterly heading, in a near wings level, steep descent. No evidence of a preimpact/mechanical malfuntion or failure was found.
Sequence of events
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Aircraft
- Registration
- N8362L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-220T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34-8133053
- Airframe hours
- 492
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-KB, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Interwest Aviation Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 9, 1983 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- SLC · Salt Lake City, UT
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PIH · Pocatello Muni, runway 21, 9,056 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,570 total · 27 in this make and model · 1,402 as pilot in command · 137 in the last 90 days · 54 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft broken
- Temperature
- 27 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIH, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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