- Date
- October 14, 1990, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mullan, ID
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4924LPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 10, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901014065669A
- Case key
- 41324
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Probable cause
The pilot's VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). The adverse weather and terrain conditions were related factors.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft was on a VFR flight from bozeman, MT, to spokane, WA. The last communications with the aircraft were when it crossed missoula, MT. The wreckage was found later near the summit of lost trail pass, near Mullan, ID. Mountain tops were reported obscured during the approximate time frame that the aircraft would have been in the vicinity. No preimpact part failure of the aircraft/engine was reported.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4924L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-4290
- Airframe hours
- 3,143
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Allen D. Harris, Jr.
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 6, 1990 · 73 hours before
- Departed
- BZN · Bozeman, MT
- Destination
- SFF · Spokane, WA
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 524 total · 250 in this make and model · 479 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- S06
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.