Piper PA-32-301 N8408X
22 July 1982 · Tonopah, Nevada, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 July 1982 at about 05:19 local time, a Piper PA-32-301 registered N8408X, operated by William Evans, was involved in an accident near Tonopah, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:19
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tonopah, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.3604, -116.2592
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-301
- Registration
- N8408X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- William Evans
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Jose → Salt Lake City
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX82FA273
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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 ACFT IMPACTED THE EAST SLOPE OF A RIDGE AT 6500 FT MSL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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