Schrieber Robert L P 70 accident near Great Bend, KS
On June 8, 2014, a Schrieber Robert L P 70 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Great Bend, KS. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 8, 2014
- Place
- Great Bend, KS
- Aircraft
- Schrieber Robert L P 70 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.469°N, 98.835°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140615X64909
Official records · CEN14FA288
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 8, 2014, about 1130 central daylight time, a Robert L. Schrieber P70 Acey Deucy experimental amateur-built airplane, N567CM, owned and operated by Brining Air LLC and being flown by a private pilot, impacted terrain near Great Bend, Kansas. The private pilot and passenger on board sustained fatal injuries and the airplane was substantially damaged. The local, personal flight was being conducted without a flight plan under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the vicinity of the accident. The flight originated at the Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD), Great Bend, Kansas about 0930. A line worker for the Fixed Base Operator (FBO) on the airport said she received a call from the pilot at 0846 requesting fuel for the airplane. She drove the fuel truck to the pilot's hangar and put in 4.7 gallons of fuel, which topped the tank. She said the pilot was in a "cheery, joking" mood. She didn't ask where the pilot was going as the ceiling was 800 feet and she didn't think he would be going very far. Later, at the FBO, the line worker received a radio call from the pilot asking to put him on the maintenance list to change his right tire, that as he was taxiing out he noticed he had a small area of chords showing. She told him they had the tire in stock and would put him on the list. He then made a departure call over the radio frequency that he was departing GBD. According to the pilot's family, the pilot sent a text message at 1004 stating that he and the passenger had arrived in Lucas, Kansas
Probable cause
The pilot's improper preflight planning, which led to a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's loss of airplane control during the forced landing.
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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.
