ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203072
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| Date: | Sunday 17 December 2017 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6433J |
| MSN: | 28-4851 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4550 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Branson, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gardner, KS (K34) |
| Branson/Point Lookout-M Graham Clark Airport, MO (PLK/KPLK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The noninstrument-rated private pilot and the passenger, who held a student pilot certificate, departed on a night cross-country flight. The pilot was not in communication with air traffic control during the accident flight; however, a review of radar information revealed a flight track that correlated with the accident flight. The airplane approached it's destination from the north/northwest, making several turns, including circles, along its route of flight, before the target disappeared from radar near the accident location.
Witnesses near the accident site stated that the visibility was poor and that it was foggy at the time of the accident. A review of weather conditions revealed instrument meteorological conditions at the accident site, and at the destination airport. A further review of weather conditions for the time the flight originated from its departure airport, and an hour before departure time, revealed similar instrument weather conditions near the accident site and destination airport. There was no record that the pilot received a preflight weather briefing for the planned flight.
Although examination of the airplane was limited by impact damage, no pre-impact abnormalities were noted with the airframe or engine.
The accident is consistent with the noninstrument-rated pilot's flight into known instrument meteorological conditions and subsequent collision with terrain.
Probable Cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning and in-flight decision-making, which resulted in flight into known instrument meteorological conditions and the subsequent collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N6433J
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Media:
2 dead in Piper plane crash near Branson West, Mo, USA - https://t.co/GtSLkDndeS pic.twitter.com/ACDKptWFBZ
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 18 décembre 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2017 05:12 | Geno | Added |
| 18-Dec-2017 11:59 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2017 18:42 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 18-Dec-2017 19:11 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Nature] |
| 18-Dec-2017 19:50 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
| 20-Dec-2017 22:29 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 11-Nov-2019 17:41 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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