Piper PA-32 N8178F
2 February 1982 · Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 February 1982 at about 01:45 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N8178F, operated by Alpine Aviation, was involved in an accident near Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N8178F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alpine Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Vernal → Terry
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- DEN82DA028
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VERNAL,UT AT 1810 MST AFTER REFUELING. DURING THE VFR FLIGHT THE PILOT REPORTED TO ROCK SPRINGS FSS THAT HE WAS 20 MILES SOUTH AND WAS GIVEN CURRENT WEATHER AND RUNWAY IN USE. NO OTHER TRANSMISSIONS WERE RECEIVED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A MOUNTAIN RIDGE AT APPROXIMATELY 8700 FT MSL. TO DATE THE PILOT DOES NOT RECALL ANY EVENTS OF THE FLIGHT NOR ANY DETAILS OF THE CRASH. THE PILOT WAS CERTIFICATED FOR PART 135 OPERATIONS IN LATE DECEMBER 1981 AND HAD FLOWN THE ROUTE ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-32-300 | Glacier Bay, Alaska, United States | Layton A. Bennet | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-32 | Near Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Peter Reichard | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-32 | Tuntutuliak, Alaska, United States | Dennis L Gunder | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-32 | Houston, Texas, United States | Southern Avia. INS. Co. | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-32-300 | Near Ekwok, Alaska, United States | Armstrong Air Service | No injuries | - |
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