Piper PA-28-236 N2174M
8 October 1983 · Kim, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 October 1983 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-236 registered N2174M, operated by Richard J. Kruse, was involved in an accident near Kim, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kim, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-236
- Registration
- N2174M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Richard J. Kruse
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Buffalo → Odessa
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN84FA019
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A WING DOWN NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE PLT HAD BEEN ADVISED THAT VFR FLT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR HIS ROUTE OF FLT. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PLT WENT ANYWAY AND ENCOUNTERED WEATHER. IN MANEUVERING TO GET BELOW OR OUT OF THE WEATHER THE PLT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. WEATHER OBSERVATION 45 MILES FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE ABOUT 1 HOUR EARLIER WAS 1200 FT BROKEN, 2000 FT OVERCAST WITH THE MESAS AND MOUNTAINS OBSCURED BY CLOUDS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1983 | Piper PA-28-180 | Delphi, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Winslow, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Big Lake, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Belen, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lebanon, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-28-181 | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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