Piper PA-28-180 N5272L

Summary

On 5 September 1992 at about 05:20 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N5272L, operated by MC Cosh, Joseph D., was involved in an accident near Ness City, Kansas, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 September 1992 at 05:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Ness City, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

38.4490, -99.9007

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N5272L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

MC Cosh, Joseph D.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Garden City → Osborne

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI92FA266

4 people died.

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S (CFI) FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL NIGHT VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION FAILED TO REVEAL ANY INCAPACITATION OF THE PILOTS OR MECHANICAL ANOMALIES OF THE AIRPLANE. MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS EXISTED IN THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT SITE DURING THE TIME OF THE FLIGHT. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONSISTED OF CLOUD BASES AT 2,000 FEET AGL, WITH TOPS TO ABOVE 30,000 FEET, INCLUDING A FORECAST FOR LIGHT TO MODERATE TURBULENCE BELOW 11,000 FEET.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.