Beechcraft 35-33 N755AA

Summary

On 9 December 1992 at about 22:45 local time, a Beechcraft 35-33 registered N755AA, operated by Porter, Howard K., was involved in an accident near Riverton, Utah, 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.

Date

9 December 1992 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Riverton, Utah, United States

Coordinates

40.5007, -111.9404

Aircraft

Beechcraft 35-33

Registration

N755AA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Porter, Howard K.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salt Lake City → Provo

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA93FA033

1 person died.

TERRAIN CLEARANCE WAS NOT MAINTAINED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: SNOW AND FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER.

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IT WAS REPORTED BY THE PILOT'S SON THAT PRIOR TO DEPARTING FOR THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT WAS AWARE OF THE POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT. THE SON AND ANOTHER PILOT WERE FLYING IN A TWIN ENGINE AIRPLANE, AND THE FATHER WAS IN THE SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE. THE SON STATED THAT HIS FATHER TOOK OFF ABOUT EIGHT MINUTES BEFORE THEIR FLIGHT AND TURNED TOWARD THE NORTHWEST, WHILE THE SON TOOK OFF AND TURNED TO THE NORTHEAST TO FOLLOW THE VALLEY SOUTH. THE SON REPORTED THAT THE WEATHER FRONT WAS RUNNING ACROSS THE VALLEY AND THAT LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING AND VISIBILITY WAS POOR AT THE TIME. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY NEAR ROLLING HILLS APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT HE HEARD THE CRASH BUT COULD NOT SEE IT DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW. POST CRASH INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.

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