Berrick GP-4 accident near Plattsmouth, NE
On May 1, 1999, a Berrick GP-4 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Plattsmouth, NE. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 1, 1999
- Place
- Plattsmouth, NE
- Aircraft
- Berrick GP-4 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.001°N, 95.889°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X18712
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 1, 1999, at 1400 central daylight time, a Berrick GP-4, N54WB, owned and piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed on impact with terrain following a departure from controlled flight during initial climb from runway 16 (4,100 feet by 100 feet, dry/concrete) at the Plattsmouth Municipal Airport, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot-in-command and one pilot-rated passenger sustained fatal injuries. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident. Witnesses to the accident stated that the airplane was approximately 500 to 700 feet above ground level (agl) when the airplane pitched nose down, entered a spin, and impacted the terrain. According to a pilot who was current in the accident airplane, the altitude and location where the airplane entered the spin, would be consistent with where the landing gear would have been in retraction. The airplane came to rest approximately two statute miles south of the departure end of runway 16 and .25 statute miles south of the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 and Nebraska State Highway 1. PERSONAL INFORMATION The pilot-in-command (PIC), born September 15, 1926, was the holder of a commercial pilot certificate with privileges for single engine land airplane, and held an instrument rating. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records indicate that the pilot's last aviation medical examination was performed on June 6, 1997. The pilot
Probable cause
aircraft control and airspeed not maintained by the pilot-in-command. A factor to the accident was the inadvertent stall.
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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.
