4 fatal · PIPER PA-32-300 · 2008-06-28 · Mount Charleston, NV, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX08FA203
Event ID
20080707X00983
Type
Accident
Date
2008-06-28
Location
Mount Charleston, NV, USA
Coordinates
36.263889, -115.656944
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
4
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-32-300
Registration
N4063W
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain and his selection of a cruise altitude that provided inadequate terrain clearance. Contributing to the accident were the high density altitude and the rapidly rising terrain.