Accident Details
The aircraft, a Piper PA-34, was conducting a VFR flight under Part 135 regulations to transport bank checks. Another pilot from the same company, flying a Cessna 207, reported that he encountered instrument meteorological conditions at 9,500 feet while en route from Tonopah to Las Vegas, Nevada. The Cessna pilot communicated with the Piper pilot via radio; according to the Cessna pilot, the Piper pilot indicated he would remain at 9,500 feet.
The wreckage of the Piper was discovered at the 9,500-foot level in mountainous terrain approximately 30 miles west of Las Vegas. The crash site was located on the western slope of Mount Charleston. The aircraft had impacted a slope with an angle of about 30 degrees while traveling on an easterly heading.
The report did not specify any injuries or damage to the aircraft beyond the crash details. No probable cause was provided in the initial source.