- Date
- March 31, 1984, 00:00 local (06:00 UTC)
- Place
- Garden City, KS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N40846Piper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840331012499A
- Case key
- 33523
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Analysis
The plt departed kendallville, IN, at about 1800 EST & made a refueling stop at topeka, KS. At topeka, he obtained a wx briefing for a flt to pueblo, CO, his intended destination, & was advised of marginal VFR to IFR conditions on his proposed route. He then asked about the wx on the following day & was told that it would be marginal VFR to VFR after 1500 hrs on 3/31/84. At that time, he told the briefer that he would 'just sit on it.' However, the plt took off. Later, he called salina radio & obtained the salina & pueblo current & forcast wx, which was marginal VFR to IFR. After that, there was no further radio contact with ATC. On 4/2/84, the acft was found aprx 1-1/2 mi southeast of the Garden City muni arpt. An exam revealed that it had crashed on a heading of aprx 120 deg with the landing gear extended. Impact occurred on level terrain while the acft was in a right bank. No preimpact failures or malfunctions were found. The 0030 CST wx at Garden City was: 200 ft obscured, 1 mi vis with lgt snw, temp/dew point 33/31, wind 110 deg at 8 KTS.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40846
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R07434132
- Airframe hours
- 2,990
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dr William A. Thompson
- Registered owner
- William K. Kost
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 19, 1983 · 46 hours before
- Departed
- TOP · Topeka, KS
- Destination
- PUB · Pueblo, CO
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 238 total · 5 in this make and model · 185 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 110° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GCK, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.