Piper PA28 accident near Bossier City, LA
On December 16, 2020, a Piper PA28 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bossier City, LA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 16, 2020
- Place
- Bossier City, LA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.506°N, 93.640°W
- NTSB ID
- 20201216102421
Official records · CEN21LA089
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Memorandums Of Record - ATC And Airport Manager: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn December 16, 2020, about 0439 central standard time, a Piper PA-28-180 airplane, N55168, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana. The student pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight originated from Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN), Shreveport, Louisiana, during night instrument meteorological conditions. Security video and records showed that the airport’s pilot-controlled lighting was activated about 0412 and that an airplane departed runway 14 about 0417. Radar data began tracking the airplane about 1 minute later. The airplane flew along an irregular flightpath to the east and maneuvered over BAD for about 20 minutes. An air traffic controller at Shreveport Regional Airport, Shreveport, Louisiana, contacted the BAD tower controller and informed him of an airplane flying between 500 and 1,000 ft near the airbase. The BAD tower controller turned up the runway lights to full brightness and attempted to contact the airplane on the radio but did not receive a response. Radar data indicated that the airplane’s altitude varied between about 600 and 1,800 ft mean sea level during the flight and showed the airplane in a left descending turn before the radar data ended about 0439. The airplane impacted remote wooded terrain, resulting in the separation of the left wing, the partial separation of the right wing, and crushing and deformation of the fuselage. The airplane was equipped with
Probable cause
The student pilot’s decision to conduct a flight during night instrument meteorological conditions and his loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s use of an amphetamine and his attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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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.
