Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Karl Stefan Memorial Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Norfolk, Nebraska 68702
Friday, July 30, 1993 17:00 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE ROCKWELL 690-A, N707BP, WAS FLYING A STRAIGHT-IN ENTRY TO A DOWNWIND LEG FOR RWY 19 AT THE NON-CONTROLLED ARPT. THE ONLY RADIO CALL HEARD FROM THE ROCKWELL WAS A REQUEST FOR AN AIRPORT ADVISORY WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 20 MI SE. THE PIPER PA-28R, N33056, HAD DEPARTED FROM RWY 19. NO RADIO CALLS WERE HEARD FROM THE PIPER. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ROCKWELL HEADING NORTH AND THE PIPER HEADING EAST MOMENTS BEFORE THE COLLISION. THE WITNESSES STATED THE PIPER PITCHED UP AND BANKED STEEPLY MOMENTS BEFORE THE COLLISION. THE COLLISION OCCURRED APROX 2 MI ESE OF THE ARPT. ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE PIPER'S LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE HAD MADE AN IMPRINT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE ROCKWELL'S OUTBOARD LEFT WING. PAINT COLOR FROM THE ROCKWELL HAD TRANSFERRED TO THE PIPER'S LEFT WING SKIN.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOTS OF THE ROCKWELL 690-A, N707BP, AND THE PIPER PA-28R, N33056, TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF BOTH PILOT'S TO FOLLOW RECOMMENDED COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES CONTAINED IN THE AIRMAN'S INFORMATION MANUAL FOR OPERATING AT AN AIRPORT WITHOUT AN OPERATING CONTROL TOWER.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 7/30/1993 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 1700 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | NORFOLK |
| Event State | NEBRASKA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 68702 |
| Event Date Year | 1993 |
| Event Date Month | 7 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | Yes |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | OFK |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 2 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 120 |
| Airport Elevation | 1572 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1715 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 300 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | OFK |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 1572 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 2 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 25000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 25000 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 15 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 32 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 25 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 170 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 9 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | 5 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 5 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 1628 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jul 30 1993 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1730 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 11 2000 1:27PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
||
|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
|
| Aircraft Registration Number | N707BP | N33056 |
| NTSB Number | CHI93FA302A | CHI93FA302B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | In-flight | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | Unknown | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Rockwell | PIPER |
| Aircraft Model | 690-A | PA-28R-200 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 690-A | PA-28R-200 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 11326 | 28R-7535114 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 9000 | 2900 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 8 | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 2 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jul 29 1993 12:00AM | Mar 31 1993 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 3 | 36 |
| Airframe Hours | -- | 7530 |
| ELT Installed | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Unknown | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown | No |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | MOTEL DEVELOPERS, INC. | STORM FLYING SERVICE |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 309 N. 5TH STREET | MUNICIPAL AIRPORT |
| Aircraft Owner City | NORFOLK | WEBSTER CITY |
| Aircraft Owner State | NE | IA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | ||
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 68702 | 50595 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- | -- |
| Operator Name | MOTEL DEVELOPERS, INC. | STORM FLYING SERVICE, INC. |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No | No |
| Operator Street Address | 309 N. 5TH STREET | MUNICIPAL AIRPORT |
| Operator City | NORFOLK | WEBSTER CITY |
| Operator State | NE | IA |
| Operator Country | ||
| Operator Zip code | 68702 | 50595 |
| Operator Code | ||
| Owner has at least one certificate | None | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Business | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | BPK | |
| Departure City | MOUNTAIN HOME | |
| Departure State | AR | |
| Departure Country | ||
| Departure Time | 0 | 1655 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT | |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | FOD | |
| Destination City | FT. DODGE | |
| Destination State | IA | |
| Destination Country | ||
| Specific Phase of Flight | Approach | Takeoff |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:34AM | Jan 2 2001 10:34AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- | -- |
| Runway Width | -- | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |