Piper PA-32R-301T accident near Parker, KS
On December 12, 1995, a Piper PA-32R-301T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Parker, KS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 12, 1995
- Place
- Parker, KS
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-301T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.321°N, 94.990°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04965
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 12, 1995, at 1425 central standard time (cst), a Piper PA32R-301T, N14BA, piloted by a non-certificated pilot, was destroyed during an inflight structural breakup, collision with the ground, and post-impact fire. Instrument meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed Dallas, Texas, at 1207 cst. The pilot of N14BA contacted the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Kansas City, Missouri's Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) at 1327 cst. The pilot told the ARTCC controller (controller) that his airplane was flying at 11,500 feet above mean sea level (msl). About 33 minutes later the pilot informed the controller he was descending to 3,500 feet msl. At 1400 cst, the controller asked the pilot if he was on top of an overcast and in need of a clearance "...down through it... ." The pilot responded, "... no, we're on top the overcast. I think we can get down through it, ...get on down where we need to be." At 1405 cst, the controller said, "...if you're on top of an overcast and there isn't any big holes in it and we haven't had anything reported broken for the last 4 to 5 hours, ...can't go through the clouds so let me known what you want to do." N14BA's pilot told the controller, "Well, I was lookin' for some broken...looks like I'm going to stop off here at about probably 5,500 the way it looks right now. You know I may, I'm not IFR certified so you advise." The controller presented the weather in the
Probable cause
the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to a drug (cocaine); his improper in-flight decision to continue flight over an overcast condition and then to descend into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC); his failure to maintain control of the airplane, due to spatial disorientation, after entering clouds; and his exceeding the design/stress limits of the airplane. Factors relati
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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.
