Piper PA-28-180 accident near Lincoln, KS
On March 29, 1996, a Piper PA-28-180 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lincoln, KS. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 29, 1996
- Place
- Lincoln, KS
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.039°N, 98.139°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05370
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 28, 1996, at about 2335 central standard time (cst), a Piper PA-28-180, N8214W, registered to Topeka Flyers, Inc., of Topeka, Kansas, impacted terrain five miles south of Lincoln, Kansas. The airplane was destroyed. The private pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight originated from Salina, Kansas, at 2255 cst, en route to Denver, Colorado. According to witnesses, the pilot elected to fly himself to a company meeting in Denver, Colorado, and was off to a late start due to family commitments that evening of March 28, 1996. The pilot departed Philip Billard Municipal Airport, Topeka, Kansas, at 2045 cst with an intended stop at Salina Municipal Airport, Salina, Kansas, to pick up a passenger. The airplane was fueled at Flower Aviation with 9.6 gallons of 100LL of AVGAS. No weather update was reported as having been received by the pilot. The airplane departed Salina Municipal Airport at 2255 cst en route to Denver, Colorado. It was a dark, clear night and the flight route was flown over unpopulated terrain. The wreckage was discovered by two local residents traveling on a dirt country road to work at 0800 on March 29, 1996. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot was born September 28, 1954. He held a private certificate with a single engine land rating. The pilot also held a third class medical issued on November 29, 1994. A review of the pilot's last logbook revealed his most recent biennial flight review was on Dece
Probable cause
the pilot became spatially disoriented and failed to maintain control of the airplane. The factors involved were the pilot encountered VFR flight into IMC, pressure induced by conditions/events, low ceilings, and the dark light conditions.
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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.
