Piper PA-28-181 N8445F
30 July 1984 · Park Valley, Utah, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 July 1984 at about 03:52 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N8445F was involved in an accident near Park Valley, Utah, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Park Valley, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.7394, -113.4397
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N8445F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ogden → Vendover
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- DEN84FA242
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
NEWLY CERTIFICATED PVT PLT DEPARTED ON A MOONLESS NIGHT FOR A VFR FLT. ROUTE OF FLT WAS OVER A DESERT LIKE ENVIRONMENT WHERE THERE ARE NO VISUAL CUES FOR ATTITUDE REFERENCE. ACFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND THE FOLLOWING DAY. ACFT IMPACTED TUNDRA INVERTED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. PLT'S FLIGHT LOGBOOK INDICATED A TTL OF LESS THAN 2 HRS NIGHT FLT TIME.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Pinellas Park, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 6 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Augusta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Troy, Michigan, United States | HOT Props Flying Club, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Summerville, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 1984 | Beechcraft F35 | Moab, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Bountiful, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1984 | Cessna 182P | Junction, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1984 | Beechcraft 23 | Blanding, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1984 | Aerospatiale SA-315B | Salina, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1984 | Rockwell CALLAIR A-9B | Circleville, Utah, United States | Parowan Crop Dusting Service | No injuries | - |