Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-140 N555KC

11 July 1982 · Conway Springs, Kansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 July 1982 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N555KC, operated by Hawley E. Needham, was involved in an accident near Conway Springs, Kansas, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Conway Springs, Kansas, United States
Nearest airport
Wamsley Pvt (KS36)
Coordinates
37.3792, -97.6397
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-140
Registration
N555KC
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Hawley E. Needham
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Conway Springs → Kingman
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC82DA123

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 3 KTS, BUT 16 MILES AWAY AT WICHITA, KS, IT WAS FROM 310 DEGREES AT 9 KTS. HE SELECTED RUNWAY 17, A SOD, 2140 FT, PRIVATE STRIP. HE SAID THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME LIGHT ON THE LANDING GEAR, LIFTED OFF MOMENTARILY, THEN SETTLED BACK ON THE RUNWAY. HE REDUCED THE ENGINE POWER TO IDLE AND APPLIED FULL BRAKES TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY. AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A WOODEN FENCE AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 3700 FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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