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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Ness City, KS · September 5, 1992

Date
September 5, 1992 · 00:20 local
Place
Ness City, KS
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5272L
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI92FA266
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

High velocity ground impact. Dry frontal passage and severe turbulence in area. Lost control in severe turbulence.

As the FAA filed it

HIGH VELOCITY GROUND IMPACT. DRY FRONTAL PASSAGE AND SEVERE TURBULENCE IN AREA. LOST CONTROL IN SEVERE TURBULENCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.