Piper PA-28-140 accident near Kulm, ND
On August 24, 2006, a Piper PA-28-140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kulm, ND. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 24, 2006
- Place
- Kulm, ND
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 46.429°N, 99.041°W
- NTSB ID
- 20061012X01503
Official records · CHI06FA275
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Bismarck (BIS) Air Traffic Control Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 24, 2006, at 1232 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee, N9714W, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed during impact with a slough near Kulm, North Dakota. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS), Bismarck, North Dakota, at 1123 and was en route to Fergus Falls Municipal Airport (FFM), Fergus Falls, Minnesota. According to Automated Flight Service Station data, the pilot did not request, nor was he provided any weather briefing services prior to or during the accident flight. Additionally, no flight plan information was filed for the accident airplane within 24 hours of the accident. At 1120, the pilot contacted Bismarck ground control requesting an eastbound departure. At 1123, he was cleared for takeoff on runway 13 and told to proceed on course toward FFM. At 1126, the pilot was cleared to change radio frequencies and he replied "good day, one four whiskey." No additional communications were received from the accident airplane. According to aircraft radar track data, the accident airplane was cruising 200 - 500 feet above ground level (agl) while en route toward FFM. Weather radar data for the area showed a mixture of thunderstorms and rain showers scattered along the planned route of flight. The aircraft radar track data was plotted on a weather radar image for the corresponding time p
Probable cause
The non-instrument rated pilot's continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in his inadvertent encounter with a thunderstorm and his loss of aircraft control. A factor to the accident was the thunderstorm.
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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.
