North American NA-265-80 accident near Florence, KS
On July 18, 1998, a North American NA-265-80 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Florence, KS. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 18, 1998
- Place
- Florence, KS
- Aircraft
- North American NA-265-80 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.239°N, 96.921°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X10540
NTSB summary
History of Flight On July 18, 1998, at 1622 central daylight time, a North American Sabreliner, NA-265-80, N547JL, operated by Executive Aircraft Corporation, was destroyed when it impacted the terrain about four miles northeast of Florence, Kansas. The commercial pilot and copilot were fatally injured. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight had departed Newton Airport, Newton, Kansas, at about 1611 and was en route to Mid-Continent Airport, Wichita, Kansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The airplane had departed Mid-Continent Airport at 1549 and was given a discrete transponder code during departure. Radar services were terminated at 1558, however, the pilot did not change the transponder code back to the VFR code of 1200, but kept the discrete code dialed in the transponder. The pilot was in the left seat, the copilot was in the right seat, and one passenger sat in the cabin. The passenger reported that the flight was a direct flight to Newton, Kansas. He reported that the airplane was not shut down when they taxied to the ramp at Newton. The copilot left the airplane and found some keys to a van that the passenger used to drive back to Wichita. The copilot returned to the right seat and the airplane departed. The passenger reported that the airplane did a low pass followed by a steep climb to about 10,000 feet mean sea level (msl). The airplane then departed to the northeast. The passenger, who was also a contract pilot for the company, reported that there were no indications of any type of problem with the airplane. Witnesses at the Ne
Probable cause
the pilot's overconfidence in his personal ability, his improper in-flight decision to attempt aerobatics, and his loss of control of the airplane.
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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.
