ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 24894
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 August 1985 |
| Time: | 06:51 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | California Air Charter Inc |
| Registration: | N7497L |
| MSN: | 31-7300928 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7946 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vernal Regional Airport, 1 mile SE of Vernal, Uintah County, Utah -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC/KSLC) Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Vernal Regional Airport (VEL/KVEL) Vernal, Utah | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE PILOT CANCELLED HIS IFR PLAN AND BEGAN DESCENT FROM 13,000 FEET IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING AT VERNAL, UTAH. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND IN WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE UNDER POWER. PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY BURNED BY POST-CRASH GROUND FIRE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FLIGHT CONTROL FAILURE PRIOR TO IMPACT. IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE PILOT HAD FLOWN SMALL AIRCRAFT FROM SALT LAKE CITY TO PRICE, UTAH, AND TO PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA, THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. PILOT RETURNED TO SALT LAKE CITY AT 02:00 ON DAY OF ACCIDENT.
ACCIDENT FLIGHT DEPARTED SALT LAKE CITY AT 06:00. FAA PHYSICIAN OPINED THAT PILOT WAS ASLEEP AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING INTO RISING SUN.
Sources:
1. NTSB ID DEN85FA227 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001214X37439&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7479L
3. http://www.scramble.nl/civil-database/details?bt=pa&af=1408
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1985/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-vernal/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-May-2015 12:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2015 15:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 05-Oct-2017 21:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
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