Piper PA-28-180 accident near La Vista, NE
On December 29, 2005, a Piper PA-28-180 (airplane) was involved in an accident near La Vista, NE. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 29, 2005
- Place
- La Vista, NE
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.188°N, 96.102°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060105X00010
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 28, 2005, about 2357 central standard time, a Piper PA-28-180, N9072J, piloted by a non-instrument rated private pilot, was destroyed on impact with terrain near La Vista, Nebraska, after a takeoff from runway 12 at the Millard Airport (MLE), near Omaha, Nebraska. The personal flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and was destined for the Abilene Municipal Airport, near Abilene, Kansas. Fueling records showed that the airplane was fuelled with 15 gallons of aviation gasoline at MLE on December 28, 2005. A taxicab driver reported that he drove the pilot and two passengers to MLE about 2330 from a dancing establishment that night. A manager from the dancing establishment, in part, stated: I spoke with the waitress on duty [Wednesday December] 28, 2005. She informed me that [the pilot] ordered 2 Crown Royal whiskey and diet Cokes between the hours of 7:30 PM and 9:30 P.M. After 9:30 he only ordered diet Coke. The flight's radar returns were viewed at the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Omaha Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility. At 2355, the TRACON's radar antenna began recording an aircraft's radar returns with an encoding transponder on a standard Visual Flight Rules (VFR) 1200 beacon code, about one-half nautical mile (NM) southeast of MLE's runway 12 at pressure altitude of 1,400 fe
Probable cause
The non-instrument rated pilot not maintaining aircraft control and not maintaining altitude/clearance from terrain during takeoff into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing factors were the low ceilings, night conditions present, and the pilot's improper decision to depart into known instrument meteorological conditions.
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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.
