# Accident 19911114051479A: Piper PA24180, Coffeyville, KS, November 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1991, 10:20 local time
- Place: Coffeyville, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0327° N, 95.6516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coffeyville, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0327&lon=-95.6516&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5935P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5935P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 764 total, 469 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911114051479A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN OPEN FIELD ATTEMPTING TO STAY BELOW LOW CLOUDS.

## 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 CHI92FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA027), Nov 14, 1991: Piper PA-24-180 (N5935P), Coffeyville, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED (ABOVE STALL SPEED) DURING THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE PILOT'S POOR PLANNING/DECISION, INATTENTIVENESS, AND THE WEATHER (LOW…

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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