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May 1, 1983 · Piper PA-34-200T · N1091X
Stover, MO
Overview
Report Status
Preliminary report
Event Type
Accident
Date
May 1, 1983
Injury Outcomes
4 injuries (4 fatalities)
Location
Stover, MO
Aircraft
Piper PA-34-200T
Tail Number
N1091X
Injuries
Fatal
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
MKC83FA098
THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA IN A HIGH SPEED DESCENT ON A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT. THE PILOT HAD TELEPHONED THE ST. LOUIS FSS ON 04/30/83 AND REQUESTED KANSAS CITY WEATHER. THE WEATHER BRIEFER ADVISED THE PILOT THAT THE AREA WAS IN A TORNADO WATCH. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEGED AND WAS GIVEN THE BRIEFING HE REQUESTED. THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLT PLAN OR MAKE ANY RADIO CALLS. THE FLT WAS MONITORED ON RADAR AND SEEN TO DISAPPEAR AT 2033 CDT. WHEN HE WAS REPORTED MISSING HISPOSITION WAS PLOTTED FROM THIS LAST KNOWN POSITION AND THIS IS WHERE HE WAS FOUND ON 05/03/83 BY CAP. THE WEATHER MAP INDICATES HE WAS IN A THUNDERSTORM AREA AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE PILOT WHO WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED AND HIS 3 PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED.
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THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA IN A HIGH SPEED DESCENT ON A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT. THE PILOT HAD TELEPHONED THE ST. LOUIS FSS ON 04/30/83 AND REQUESTED KANSAS CITY WEATHER. THE WEATHER BRIEFER ADVISED THE PILOT THAT THE AREA WAS IN A TORNADO WATCH. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEGED AND WAS GIVEN THE BRIEFING HE REQUESTED. THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLT PLAN OR MAKE ANY RADIO CALLS. THE FLT WAS MONITORED ON RADAR AND SEEN TO DISAPPEAR AT 2033 CDT. WHEN HE WAS REPORTED MISSING HISPOSITION WAS PLOTTED FROM THIS LAST KNOWN POSITION AND THIS IS WHERE HE WAS FOUND ON 05/03/83 BY CAP. THE WEATHER MAP INDICATES HE WAS IN A THUNDERSTORM AREA AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE PILOT WHO WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED AND HIS 3 PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED.
Flight
Event TypeAccident
Event Time20:32 CDT
Nearest Airport0nm N
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo
Aircraft
AircraftPiper PA-34-200T
Tail NumberN1091X
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
Operating RulePart 91
Engines2
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · TS10-360E · Reciprocating · 215
Seats7
People & Injuries
Injury Summary4 injuries (4 fatalities)
Fatal4
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total4
Crew 1Age 61 · Third Class
Conditions
ConditionsVMC
LightDark Night
Wind30° @ 6 kt
Visibility7 sm
CeilingBroken clouds 1500 ft
Temperature / Dew Point61 F / 57
Altimeter29.00 inHg
Observation Time00:55
Weather SourceWFAC