Piper PA 46-350P N945S
11 October 2015 · Kanab, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 October 2015 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA 46-350P registered N945S, operated by Scepter Inc, was involved in an accident near Kanab, Utah, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kanab, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kanab Muni (KNB)
- Coordinates
- 37.0103, -112.5297
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 46-350P
- Registration
- N945S
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2011
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Scepter Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kanab → Peach Springs
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA16CA012
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to monitor the airplane's movement on the ground while programming the GPS, which resulted in a collision with a pole.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that after he had started the airplane's engine, he noticed an error in the route programmed in the global positioning system (GPS). The pilot reported the airplane had begun to roll forward as he made changes to the GPS programming and he was not aware the airplane was moving. The airplane collided with a steel pole and sustained substantial damage to fuselage and wing. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-46 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2015 | Piper PA 46 350P | Meyrin, Switzerland | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Aug 2015 | Piper PA-46-350P | Cannes, France | Not Provided by Authority | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2015 | Piper PA 46 350P | Taunton, United Kingdom | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 7 May 2015 | Piper PA 46 350P | Spokane, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Dec 2015 | Piper PA 46-350P | Mammoth, California, United States | Golf Whiskey LLC | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 2015 | Piper PA-46-350P | Apalachicola, Florida, United States | Chicola Monty V | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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