Piper PA-28-235 accident near Liberal, KS
On June 27, 1998, a Piper PA-28-235 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Liberal, KS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 27, 1998
- Place
- Liberal, KS
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-235 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.040°N, 100.931°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X10270
NTSB summary
On June 27, 1998, at 0959 central daylight time (cdt), a Piper PA-28-235, N8903W, operated by a private pilot, was destroyed when just after takeoff, the airplane departed controlled flight. The airplane subsequently struck a telephone pole and impacted the ground. A post-crash fire ensued. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. There was no flight plan on file. The pilot was fatally injured. The local flight originated from a road, 15 miles north of Liberal, Kansas. A witness said that the pilot had landed his airplane on a county road near the witness' house to bid a concrete job for him and his wife. At the conclusion of their meeting, the pilot got back into his airplane and attempted to takeoff from the road. The witness said that as the airplane was making its run down the road away from him, he noticed that the airplane's tail seemed to strike the crest of a hill, but not takeoff. Further down the road, the witness said that the airplane got airborne and began to turn to the left. The airplane then descended rapidly and hit the ground left wing first. The witness said that the airplane seemed to be rolling and going inverted before it struck the ground. About three seconds after the airplane hit the ground, it burst into flames. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector examined the wreckage at the site. The airplane's remains rested in a shallow ditch approximately 15 feet east of a north-south running dirt road, and 25 feet south of a severed power pole. The power
Probable cause
the inadvertent stall, the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which led to performing a takeoff with insufficient distance to clear the utility pole. A factor which contributed to this accident was the utility pole.
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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.
