Piper PA-23-250 accident near Alliance, NE
On April 4, 1994, a Piper PA-23-250 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Alliance, NE. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 4, 1994
- Place
- Alliance, NE
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.101°N, 102.869°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01067
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 4, 1994, at 1313 hours mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-23-250 Aztec, N5399Y, owned by James W. Furman of Alliance, Nebraska, impacted level terrain 10.5 miles southwest of Alliance, Nebraska. The airplane was destroyed. The instrument rated private pilot and the non-pilot passenger received fatal injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions (snow and fog) prevailed at the time of the accident, and an IFR flight plan was filed. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91, and originated from Mitchell, South Dakota, at 1130 hours. The airplane was refueled with 66.7 gallons of 100LL aviation gasoline at Alliance (AIA) prior to the original departure on April 4, 1994. The airplane was reported as "topped off." It was refueled with 50.6 gallons of 100LL aviation gasoline at Mitchell, South Dakota, prior to the return trip, and again was reported as "topped off." The fuel capacity of the airplane was 144 gallons. The pilot reported executing a missed approach at Alliance Municipal Airport and was cleared to his alternate, Scottsbluff Municipal Airport, Scottsbluff, Nebraska when the Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) reported radar contact was lost. ARTCC radar data was plotted to reproduce a ground track. This track was produced both on a data chart, and also overlayed onto a low altitude sectional chart depicting ground path as compared to the Victor-100 Airway. This ground path was consistently south of Victor-100 while inbound to the AIA VOR, and circuitous after passing AIA VOR. The ground track did not follow the published VOR
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND INADVERTANT ENTRY INTO A SPIRAL DIVE. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE AND THE WEATHER CONDITIONS OF BLOWING SNOW AND TURBULENCE.
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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.
