20051127029579A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Atlanta, NE · November 27, 2005

Date: November 27, 2005 · 10:48 local
Place: Atlanta, NE
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5596F
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI06FA037
Reported as: Piper PA28140
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 205 total

N5596FRegistration cancelled Apr 3, 2006 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-24884 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft departed centennial airport, denver, Colorado (apa) at 0701 MST, to morris, Illinois (C09). Approximately 1048 CST the aircraft impacted a tower at 800 AGL. The 1066 foot tower, located near Atlanta, Nebraska, was destroyed. Weather was determined to be 900 overcast with 10 sm visibility in the area of the accident. No mechanical problems were discovered with the aircraft, post accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CENTENNIAL AIRPORT, DENVER, COLORADO (APA) AT 0701 MST, TO MORRIS, ILLINOIS (C09). APPROXIMATELY 1048 CST THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A TOWER AT 800 AGL. THE 1066 FOOT TOWER, LOCATED NEAR ATLANTA, NEBRASKA, WAS DESTROYED. WEATHER WAS DETERMINED TO BE 900 OVERCAST WITH 10 SM VISIBILITY IN THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE DISCOVERED WITH THE AIRCRAFT, POST ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI06FA037Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportAtlanta, NEThe non-instrument rated private pilot not maintaining clearance from the marked tower and his continued flight into adverse weather during cruise flight. Factors were the marked tower and the low ceilings present at the accident.Nov 27, 2005 · Destroyed