4 fatal · Piper PA-28R-200 · 2003-01-24 · La Sal, UT, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN03FA038
Event ID
20030205X00165
Type
Accident
Date
2003-01-24
Location
La Sal, UT, USA
Coordinates
38.288887, -109.206947
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
4
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28R-200
Registration
N106AW
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the loss of engine power (total) due to fuel starvation, the pilot not following procedures/directives (fuel management procedures), and the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation for the flight. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadequately equipping the airplane (lack of supplemental oxygen), the pilot's hypoxic physical impairment, and the pilot's total lack of experience in type of operation.