Piper PA-28R-201 N2105M

Summary

On 14 March 1982 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-28R-201 registered N2105M, operated by Aviation World, was involved in an accident near Elko, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 March 1982 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Elko, Nevada, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-201

Registration

N2105M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Aviation World

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wendover → Palatha

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82FXQ05

2 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.