Piper PA-28-180 accident near Stillwater, OK
On November 23, 2000, a Piper PA-28-180 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Stillwater, OK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 23, 2000
- Place
- Stillwater, OK
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.080°N, 97.071°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X22286
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 23, 2000, about 0315 central standard time, a Piper PA-28-180 single-engine airplane, N3988R, collided with terrain approximately 1/2 mile north of the threshold of runway 17 during an instrument approach to the Stillwater Municipal Airport, Stillwater, Oklahoma. The airplane, which was owned and operated by the pilot, was destroyed by impact forces and fire. The non-instrument rated private pilot was fatally injured and the passenger received serious injuries. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the cross-country flight that departed Hays, Kansas, at 0110. Information obtained from FAA air traffic control facilities and family members indicated that on November 22, 2000, the pilot flew the airplane with one passenger (his wife) from Cullman, Alabama, to Stillwater, arriving at approximately 1830. A line service technician employed by a fixed base operator at the airport fueled the airplane and assisted the pilot in obtaining weather information from the computer in the lobby of the terminal building. According to the technician, the pilot stated that he was planning to fly the airplane to Hays, Kansas, later that night. The pilot and his wife then left the terminal. At about 2145, they returned to the terminal, and the line service technician observed the pilot obtain a telephone weather briefing and file a VFR flight plan for a flight from Stillwater to Hays with one person aboard. Family members reported
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from terrain while performing an instrument approach. Contributing factors were the low ceiling, dark night light condition, the pilot's decision to fly in known adverse weather conditions, and his lack of an instrument rating.
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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.
