# Accident 19821117060889A: Piper PA28140, Sharon, KS, November 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1982, 19:00 local time
- Place: Sharon, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2495° N, 98.4109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2495&lon=-98.4109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500FL-2012-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821117060889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DAMAGE AND ANGLE OF DESCENT INDICATES PILOT LOST CONTROL ON NIGHT FLIGHT POSSIBLY DUE TO CLOUDS AND DARKNESS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC83FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA023), Nov 18, 1982: Piper PA-28-140 (N500FL), Sharon, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N500FL (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760318005949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760318005949A), Mar 18, 1976: Piper PA28140 (N500FL), Leawood, KS, Substantial damage. Enctrd hi sink rate,un ck dscnt. Wind gusting 25K
- [Accident 19730609018369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730609018369A), Jun 9, 1973: Piper PA28140 (N500FL), Stover, MO, Substantial damage. Short sod runway,at tree top lvl as dropped to 60MPH ctls mushy. Un clb ovr wires flew under them.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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