# Accident 20010118002489A: Cessna 182, Piedmont, KS, January 18, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2001, 13:00 local time
- Place: Piedmont, KS
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6205° N, 96.3695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6205&lon=-96.3695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2371G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2371G-2001-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010118002489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLYING LOW IN THE AREA. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES THAT CROSS HIGHWAY 400 WEST OF PIEDMONT, KANSAS. AFTER HITTING THE POWER LINES THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE CONCRETE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. BOTH OCCUPANTS ABOARD THE AIRCARAFT WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## 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 CHI01FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA067), Jan 18, 2001: Cessna 182B (N2371G), Piedmont, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance. Contributing factors were low altitude maneuvering and the transmission wire.

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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