ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37637
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| Date: | Thursday 28 March 1996 |
| Time: | 23:35 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Topeka Flyers |
| Registration: | N8214W |
| MSN: | 28-2347 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6258 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lincoln, KS -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Salina, KS (SLN) |
| Denver, CO (DEN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot received two weather briefs prior to his departure, all briefs were forecasting VFR conditions along the route of flight. The pilot departed late out of Topeka en route to Salina, KS to pick up a passenger. The pilot did not update his weather brief prior to taking off from Salina en route to Denver. At the time of the accident the weather station west of the accident site reported a measured ceiling of 1,100 overcast. At 2359 cst, Salina Airport's reported an 1,800 foot overcast cloud layer. CAUSE: the pilot became spatially disoriented and failed to maintain control of the airplane. The factors involved were the pilot encountered VFR flight into IMC, pressure induced by conditions/events, low ceilings, and the dark light conditions.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001208X05370
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 March 1996 | N8214W | Topeka Flyers, Inc. | Lincoln, KS | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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