ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267046
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| Date: | Sunday 22 August 2021 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Piper J3C-65 Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Flying S Ranch LLC |
| Registration: | N70643 |
| MSN: | 17661 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Adrian, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Adrian, MO |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On August 22, 2021, about 1300 central daylight time, a Piper J3C-65 Cub, N70643, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Adrian, Missouri. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot’s wife reported that he departed from their private grass runway; she did not know his destination or his expected return time and became concerned when the pilot did not return by dark. The airplane was located the next morning in the middle of a cornfield about 300 yards northwest of the runway.
The airplane came to rest in a nose-low, tail-high attitude. The wings and fuselage sustained substantial damage. Flight control continuity was confirmed throughout the airframe. Examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The orientation of the wreckage was consistent with impact with terrain in an aerodynamic stall.
Based on negative postmortem ethanol testing results in vitreous and urine, the ethanol detected in the pilot’s blood was likely from sources other than ingestion. It is unlikely that ethanol contributed to the accident. Based on negative postmortem opioid testing results in femoral blood, it is unlikely that the pilot’s opioid use contributed to the accident. The pilot had cardiovascular disease, but available evidence is insufficient to determine whether he was impaired or incapacitated by that disease, and whether a medical condition contributed to the accident could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://fox4kc.com/news/one-person-killed-following-plane-crash-in-bates-county-missouri/
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Images:
Photo: NTSB
Media:
NTSB is investigating the crash of a Piper J3C-65 airplane near Adrian, Missouri; wreckage discovered Aug. 23, 2021. Plane reported overdue on Aug. 22 at 1 p.m. CDT.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) August 23, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2021 21:29 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 24-Aug-2021 00:54 | Captain Adam | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Embed code] |
| 24-Aug-2021 14:01 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Aug-2021 17:46 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2021 21:13 | Captain Adam | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 19-Aug-2022 21:27 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative, Accident report, Photo] |
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