- Date
- August 29, 1982, 21:59 local (Aug 30, 1982, 02:59 UTC)
- Place
- Mediapolis, IA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N56373Piper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820829042619A
- Case key
- 71647
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the 1725 CDT wx briefing the plt was informed that the Kansas city area would be 1600 ft broken, occassional 800 ft broken, 3/4 mi visibility with thunderstorms & moderate rain with strong surface winds about 35K. The forecast was valid to 2200 CDT. The plt indicated he did not need any enroute forecasts. The briefer stated to the plt that radarwas showing an area of thunderstorms & rain showers extending from 70 mi nw of Kansas city down to 60 mi north of Kansas city & from there on up to ft. dodge, the area of thunderstorms moving NE at 30K. The plt departed olathe, KS at 2000 CDT. A witness heard the sounds of an acft eng decreasing, increasing & then silence. A witness who heard the acft pass by just before impact stated that the wx at the time was moderate rain, approximate 1 mi visibility, & intermittent lightning & thunder. Portions of each wing & the horizontal tail section were located approximately 3/8 mi south of the main wreckage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56373
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7335426
- Airframe hours
- 1,763
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Flying Country Club, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Flying Country Club, Inc.
- Departed
- OJC · Olathe, KS
- Destination
- MLI · Moline, IL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 170 total · 25 in this make and model · 127 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N56373 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.