Piper PA-28-235 N4312A
6 March 1999 · Provo, Utah, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 March 1999 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-235 registered N4312A was involved in an accident near Provo, Utah, United States. 5 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Provo, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Provo Municipal (PVU)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-235
- Registration
- N4312A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Richfield
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN99LA048
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot exercising poor judgment by ignoring proper procedures/directives, his intentional selection of the wrong runway for takeoff, and his failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout. Factors were his ostentatious display, the other airplane moving on the ground, and the other pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
N189DA, a Diamond-DA 20-A1 was one of several airplanes in the traffic pattern for runway 31, which was the active runway. The airplane landed and was on landing rollout when it was struck by N4312A, a Piper PA-28-235 that was on takeoff roll on runway 18. The collision occurred at the intersection of runways 31 and 18. The pilot of the piper said he saw two airplanes in the traffic pattern, and heard both pilots advise of their positions and intentions. The pilot of the piper announced that he would be taxiing onto runway 18 for departure because he had 'plenty of time to depart before either of the two aircraft were in position to land.' He did not see the diamond, which was ahead of the other two airplanes. Two other pilots reported having near collisions with the piper earlier that day, and one pilot reported having a near collision with the piper two months earlier.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piper PA-28-235 PA-28-235 | N4312A | - | Destroyed |
| Diamond DA 20-A1 DA 20-A1 | N189DA | - | Destroyed |
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 1999 | Piper PA-28-181 | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1999 | Piper PA-28-180 | Burlington, Wyoming, United States | Garland Brothers, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1999 | Piper PA-28-181 | Yorkville, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Oct 1999 | Piper PA-28-161 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1999 | Piper PA-28-181 | Tooele, Utah, United States | Proflight | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1999 | Piper PA-28-181 | Paw Paw, Michigan, United States | National Flyers Association | Fatal | 4 |
All 9,402 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Dec 1999 | Boeing 737-347 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Delta Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1999 | Cessna T210M | Cedar City, Utah, United States | Gary G. Sackett | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1999 | Cessna 180 | Heber City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1999 | Cessna 152 | Murray, Utah, United States | Edith E. Steele | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1999 | Piper PA-18-150 | Bullfrog, Utah, United States | James M. Elegante | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1999 | Bell 47G3B2A | Tremonton, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |