4 fatal · Beech A36 · 2001-03-12 · Jackson Hole, WY, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN01FA070
Event ID
20010321X00618
Type
Accident
Date
2001-03-12
Location
Jackson Hole, WY, USA
Coordinates
43.38639, -110.528335
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
4
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
Beech
Model
A36
Registration
N1080A
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
the pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in an inflight collision with terrain during cruise flight. Factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning in that he failed to familiarize himself with the terrain conditions, the mountain obscuration due to clouds, and the pilot's lack of instrument flight time.