2 fatal · Piper PA-28-180 · 2001-08-12 · Boulder City, NV, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX01FA274
Event ID
20010821X01746
Type
Accident
Date
2001-08-12
Location
Boulder City, NV, USA
Coordinates
35.95, -114.849998
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28-180
Registration
N8098W
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain and obstruction clearance altitude while maneuvering in a non-standard visual approach to land. The pilot's misjudgment of his altitude and distance from the airport was due to impairment by alcohol. Factors in the accident were the dark nighttime lighting conditions and the visual perception difficulty created by a lack of ground reference lights.