Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-28-180 N32889

3 October 1992 · Powell, Wyoming, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 3 October 1992 at about 00:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N32889, operated by Hawkins & Powers Flight SVC, was involved in an accident near Powell, Wyoming, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 00:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Powell, Wyoming, United States
Coordinates
44.7903, -108.7304
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-180
Registration
N32889
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Hawkins & Powers Flight SVC
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Greybull → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA93LA003

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

Probable cause

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ASSURE CLEARANCE FROM THE RADIO TOWER. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE MARKED TOWER AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT IN COMMAND ADVISED ACQUAINTANCES THAT HE INTENDED TO FLY OVER THEIR RESIDENCE ON THE AFTERNOON OF THE ACCIDENT. WITNESSES REPORTED OBSERVING THE AIRCRAFT FLYING LOW AND IN A LEFT TURN JUST BEFORE IT CRASHED. WRECKAGE DISTRIBUTION WAS ORIENTED ALONG A 180 DEGREE BEARING LINE 635 TO 650 FEET SOUTH OF A 210 FOOT HIGH, MARKED RADIO TOWER WITHIN A MILE OF THE ACQUAINTANCES' RESIDENCE. IMPACT DAMAGE ON THE TOWER AND AIRCRAFT ESTABLISHED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING LEADING EDGE COLLIDED WITH THE TOWER AT A POINT 20 FEET BELOW THE TOP OF THE TOWER. THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF LEFT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 113 FEET SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF THE TOWER BASE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Piper PA-28 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
10 Feb 1992 Piper PA-28-161
N20974
New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States
no coordinates
ACS, Inc. No injuries -
22 Jan 1992 Piper PA-28-140
N107EH
Denton, Texas, United States Thomas A. Tweeddale No injuries -
26 Feb 1992 Piper PA-28-140
N595SP
Woodland, California, United States MR. Aircraft, Inc. No injuries -
21 Nov 1992 Piper PA-28-140
N1892J
Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States Brookfield Pilot Service, Inc. Fatal 2
6 Dec 1992 Piper PA-28-181
N81453
Missing Acft, California, United States
no coordinates
West Valley Flying Club Fatal 4
29 Mar 1992 Piper PA-28-161
N82757
Kenai, Alaska, United States Tapp, Michael A. No injuries -

All 9,402 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
22 Dec 1992 Cessna 150K
N6072G
Moran Junction, Wyoming, United States Kohut, Robert J. Minor injuries -
25 Dec 1992 Croy KR-2M
N302DC
Gillette, Wyoming, United States Croy, Jana M. No injuries -
26 Jun 1992 Cessna 182K
N2724Q
Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
Wolfe, Gerald D. No injuries -
26 Jun 1992 Cessna 172
N6089A
McKinnon, Wyoming, United States Mitchell, Darrell A. Minor injuries -
27 Jun 1992 Navion H
N2550T
Gillette, Wyoming, United States Eckert, Edwin J. Minor injuries -
14 Jul 1992 Helio H-295
N68857
Laramie, Wyoming, United States Gainey, Mark & Russel, John No injuries -

All 170,864 records in United States