Piper PA-28-181 accident near Chapman, NE
On May 6, 1994, a Piper PA-28-181 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chapman, NE. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 6, 1994
- Place
- Chapman, NE
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.020°N, 98.150°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01231
NTSB summary
On May 6, 1994, at 1415 central daylight time (cdt), a Piper PA-28-181, N2938Q, registered to Plymouth County Aviation of Le Mars, Iowa, and piloted by a non-instrument private pilot, was destroyed during a collision with the ground. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed Grand Island, Nebraska, at 1400 cdt, on a special VFR clearance. Before departing the Central Nebraska Regional Airport, N2938Q's pilot contacted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Flight Service Station (FSS) at Columbus, Nebraska, on three separate occasions. He advised the FSS specialist that his intended route of flight was from Grand Island, Nebraska, to Sioux City, Iowa. During the first FSS weather briefing N2938Q's pilot was advised that VFR flight was not recommended. The pilot was advised of instrument meteorological conditions along his proposed route of flight during his second weather briefing. The FSS specialist advised N2938Q's pilot that icing was forecast for his departure point and VFR flight was not recommended. The pilot's third weather briefing took place about five hours after the first one. The pilot was told: "...VFR wouldn't be recommended. First of all, flight precautions set up for IFR and it's IFR along this route of flight until you get right up to Sioux City. Grand Island and the area around Grand Island is forecast to remain IFR all the way into tomorrow morning." The pilot's response was, "Okay, thank you." At 1324 cdt,
Probable cause
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S OVER CONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITY.
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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.
