Piper PA-32-301T N8216V

Summary

On 7 November 1986 at about 01:42 local time, a Piper PA-32-301T registered N8216V, operated by Vladimir Riha, was involved in an accident near Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 November 1986 at 01:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Cheyenne (CYS)

Coordinates

41.1393, -104.7893

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-301T

Registration

N8216V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Vladimir Riha

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St. George → Scottsbluff

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DEN87FA017

1 person was seriously injured.

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 PLT AND HIS TWO PAX WERE ON A VFR X-COUNTRY TO SCOTTSBLUFF, NE, WHEN IMC WAS ENCOUNTERED NEAR GRAND JUNCTION, CO. THE PLT THEN CALLED ATC AND OBTAINED AN IFR CLEARANCE. THE PLT ELECTED TO LAND AT CHEYENNE, WY. WX WAS REPORTED TO BE 500 OVERCAST, 1/4 MI VISIBILITY, 1 MI TOWER VISIBILITY, LIGHT RAIN, LIGHT SNOW, FOG. DURING LETDOWN TO THE IAF THE ACFT ACCUMULATED HEAVY ICE AND THE PLT REQUESTED VECTORS TO THE FAF. A/C DENIED REQUEST BECAUSE RADAR WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT CHEYENNE. WITH FULL PWR ACFT DESCENDED BELOW THE GLIDESLOPE. THE PLT SAID THE ACFT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO CLIMB AND HE EXECUTED A MISSED APCH. THE ACFT THEN BEGAN TO STALL AND LOSE ALT. THE PLT MADE AN EMERG OFF-ARPT FORCED LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.