Piper PA-28R-201 accident near Beloit, KS
On August 2, 2000, a Piper PA-28R-201 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Beloit, KS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 2, 2000
- Place
- Beloit, KS
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-201 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.460°N, 98.100°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21654
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 2, 2000, at 0932 central daylight time (cdt), a Piper PA-28R-201, N2732Q, operated by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted the terrain, 6 miles north of Beloit, Kansas. 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 sustained fatal injuries. The local flight originated at Beloit, Kansas. A witness, who worked at the Beloit Airport, said he arrived at the airport at 0645 cdt. The pilot's hanger was open and the airplane was gone. The witness said that at approximately 0815 cdt, he heard the airplane approaching the airport. The witness said he saw the airplane approach from the northeast and then turn south bound. He estimated the airplane was at 2,000 to 3,000 feet agl. "The airplane made a left turn over the town and then flew straight north. He crossed Highway 24 at the Super Eight [hotel], turned left and went west. About 1 to 2 miles west of the runway, he turned northwest toward the Cawker City. That was the last I saw of him." A witness traveling south on Kansas State Highway 14 from Beloit, said at approximately 0930 cdt, he saw the airplane "flying very low, north of the highway, like the pilot was trying to land. The plane then rose rapidly when it got close to the highway, as if to rise above the power lines. The plane made an abrupt dive and crashed into a field at a sharp angle." PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate with a single-engine land airplane rating. According
Probable cause
the inadvertent stall. Factors relating to the accident were the pilot's low altitude, his abrupt pull up, the power lines, and his lack of recent flying experience.
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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.
