Cessna 182B accident near Piedmont, KS
On January 18, 2001, a Cessna 182B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Piedmont, KS. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 18, 2001
- Place
- Piedmont, KS
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.620°N, 96.370°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010123X00343
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 18, 2001, at 1300 central standard time, a Cessna 182B, N2371G, operated by a commercial pilot, was destroyed on impact with power lines and terrain along an east-west highway located approximately two miles west of Piedmont, Kansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The commercial pilot and pilot rated passenger were fatally injured. The local flight originated at time unknown. A witness reported, "At about 1240 pm I was headed west on 400 [highway] following a ...truck about 1 mile between us when I saw a plane about 35 feet over [their] trucks. Then it came down to about 5 ft off the ground. I slammed on my brakes and went to the ditch. The pilot of the plane razed up his left wing and just [missed] me. ... I thought it was a red [and] white plane. This [happened] at the 336 mile post. A second witness reported, "I was westbound on 400. First saw plane about 2 miles east of where it crashed. It was northbound about 150' in [the] air, its speed seemed normal. Pilot then circled over the then proceeded south in level flight. Next time I saw the plane it's shadow passed over me at which time I looked up and saw the plane westbound at probably 30 mph faster than myself. I was going about 60 mph climbing the hill. I considered its speed normal cruise (I am a private pilot). He did not appear to be trying to land based on his speed. His vertical stabilizer caught high line; nosing his plane into road. Plane was in flames when I got stopped..
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance. Contributing factors were low altitude maneuvering and the transmission wire.
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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.
