# Accident 20051127029579A: Piper PA28140, Atlanta, NE, November 27, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2005, 10:48 local time
- Place: Atlanta, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3842° N, 99.4564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3842&lon=-99.4564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5596F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5596F-2006-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051127029579A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI06FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA037), Nov 27, 2005: Piper PA-28-140 (N5596F), Atlanta, NE, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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