Piper PA-28R-200 accident near Kinsley, KS
On April 12, 1993, a Piper PA-28R-200 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kinsley, KS. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 12, 1993
- Place
- Kinsley, KS
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.919°N, 99.409°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X12081
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 12, 1993, at 1550 central daylight time (CDT), a Piper PA-28R-200, N9460N, registered to Larry L. Leoffler of Woodrow, Colorado, and flown by a private pilot, was destroyed during a collision with the ground and subsequent fire. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and passenger received fatal injuries. The flight departed Greensburg, Kansas, at 1530 CDT. Prior to departure from Greensburg, Kansas, the airport manager called the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Flight Service Station (FSS) on behalf of the pilot. The manager obtained a weather briefing and passed the information to the pilot. He stated the pilot looked at the information and asked the manager to explain it to him. The manager stated he explained the information to the pilot and advised him not to depart due to what he considered poor ceilings and visibility. He estimated the ceilings at Greensburg were approximately 300 to 500 feet above ground level with a visibility of 2 miles with a light mist present. According to the manager, the pilot stated he could not wait and had to get home. The manager stated he advised the pilot not to depart five or six times during the pilot's stay on the ground. During the pilot's pretakeoff activities the manager noted he became increasingly agitated and apprehensive about the flight. During this time frame the airplane was refueled and, according to the manager, the pilot remained insistent that he depart. Realizing the pilot was goin
Probable cause
THE PILOT INITIATED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
