Piper PA-28R-201T N83BC
26 December 1987 · Hays, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 December 1987 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA-28R-201T registered N83BC, operated by Bill Morrison, was involved in an accident near Hays, Kansas, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hays, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hays (HYS)
- Coordinates
- 38.8708, -99.3105
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-201T
- Registration
- N83BC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bill Morrison
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St. Louis → Goodland
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC88LA033
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
DURING A PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY IFR FLT, PIC ENCOUNTERED FORECAST ICING CONDITIONS. HE THEN MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO AN ALTERNATE AIRFIELD. HE SAID THE ACFT ACCUMULATED SUBSTANTIAL ICING ON PROPELLER, WINGS AND WINDSHIELD. HE SAID FULL PWR WAS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLT AND CONSIDERABLE VIBRATION WAS OCCURRING. THE PLT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED VECTORS TO THE HAYS, KS, AIRPORT. THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION ABOUT 7 MILES SHORT OF DESTINATION APT, RESULTING IN AN EMERGENCY LDG. THE PIC WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Rhine, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Feb 1987 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Tulare, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1987 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Asheville, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Midland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Offerman, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 31 Oct 1987 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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