- Date
- April 14, 1986, 10:13 local (16:13 UTC)
- Place
- Norfolk, NE
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6700LPiper PA-31
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860414011699A
- Case key
- 34064
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane departed on runway 31 with a low ceiling and visibility variable from 1/4 mile to 1/16 mile and winds from 290 degrees at 38 knots, gusting to 47 knots. A witness stated that the airplane was airborne no more than two minutes after the engines were started. The airplane was heard and observed 1/4 of a mile northeast of the airport at low altitude. It climbed into the clouds and impacted the terrain in an almost flat attitude, 1/8 of a mile beyond and was demolished by impact and post-impact fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6700L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 105
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-54O J2BD, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Hy Plains Dressed Beef Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1985
- Destination
- MLE · Omaha, NE
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- OFK · Karl Stefan Memorial, runway 31, 5,800 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 5,980 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 38 knots, gusting 47
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft
- Temperature
- 21 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OFK
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.