# Accident 20020130002359A: Cessna 441, Winfield, KS, January 30, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2002, 13:59 local time
- Place: Winfield, KS
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1356° N, 96.9017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1356&lon=-96.9017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N441AR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N441AR-2017-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 441 (registry code 2076020, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-441) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020130002359A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JANUARY 30, 2002, AT 1359 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 441, CONQUEST II, N441AR, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A PASTURE NEAR WINFIELD, KANSAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE 14 CFR PART 91 BUSINESS FLIGHT DEPARTED SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, AT 1313 EN ROUTE TO RIFLE, COLORADO, ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHILE AT ITS CRUISE ALTITUDE OF FL 280 (28,000 FEET). AT 1345, THE PILOT INFORMED THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) KANSAS CITY AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER (ARTCC) THAT HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRPLANE'S ATTITUDE GYRO AND WAS HAND FLYING THE AIRPLANE. AT 1346, ARTCC ASSIGNED N441AR A BLOCK ALTITUDE OF FL 270 TO FL 280. DURING THE NEXT 13 MINUTES, N441AR EXPERIENCED A SERIES OF DESCENTS AND CLIMBS UNTIL IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. AT 1354, THE OBSERVED WEATHER AT WINFIELD (WLD), KANSAS, WAS: WINDS 00000 KNOTS (NOT REPORTED), VISIBILITY 4 SM, FREEZING RAIN, MIST, SKY CONDITIONS 100 FEET BROKEN, 1,300 FEET OVERCAST, TEMPERATURE -1 DEGREE C., DEW POINT -2 DEGREES C., ALTIMETER 30.01. AT 1356, THE OBSERVED WEATHER AT WICHITA (ICT), KANSAS, WAS: WINDS 010 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 1 ½ SM, LIGHT FREEZING RAIN, MIST, SKY CONDITION 1,400 FEET OVERCAST, TEMPERATURE -5 DEGREES C., DEW POINT -6 DEGREES, ALTIMETER 30.04.

## 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 CHI02FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA074), Jan 30, 2002: Cessna 441 (N441AR), Winfield, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's spatial disorientation resulting in a loss of control and collision with the ground. Additional factors included the pilot operating the airplane with known deficiencies and the…

## Other reports on N441AR (2)

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

- [Accident 20021230038729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021230038729A), Dec 30, 2002: Cessna 441 (N441AR), Arkansis City, KS, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) The pilot reported his attitude indicator was inoperative and he was hand flying the aircraft. He soon thereafter declared an emergency. The aircraft…
- [Accident 20011230038299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011230038299A), Dec 30, 2001: Cessna 441 (N441AR), Arkansascity, KS, No damage, 2 fatal. (-23) The pilot reported his attitude indicator was inoperative and he was hand flying the aircraft. He soon thereafter declared an emergency. The aircraft…

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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