- Date
- April 10, 1986, 20:10 local (Apr 11, 1986, 03:10 UTC)
- Place
- Lone Pine, ID
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3714TPiper PA-28R-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860410011389A
- Case key
- 40280
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Analysis
After an initial weather briefing the plt departed coeur dalene, Idaho, for his destination of Idaho falls, Idaho, with a planned passenger pickup at missoula, Montana. During the second leg of the flt he misnavigated while avoiding weather which resulted in an unplanned fuel stop at lewiston, Idaho and a 3 hr delay for the occupants who planned to attend a political function. There was no evidence of his obtaining an updated weather briefing after the initial weather briefing. While enroute to Idaho falls the acft encountered weather conditions which resulted in the plt requesting instrument handling. Shortly after the request the acft collided with upsloping terrain in a mountainous area. Dark night conditions existed during both the weather encounter and subsequent collision.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3714T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23R30018
- Airframe hours
- 5,399
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-B1E, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Peter M. & Charlene A. Busch
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 30, 1985 · 93 hours before
- Departed
- LWS · Lewiston, ID
- Destination
- IDA · Idaho Falls, ID
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,099 total · 98 in this make and model · 26 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Observed at
- SMN, 70 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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