Beechcraft C23 N60171

Summary

On 4 December 1982 at about 18:30 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N60171, operated by John A. Schulkins, was involved in an accident near Near Vichy, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 December 1982 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Near Vichy, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

38.1094, -91.7591

Aircraft

Beechcraft C23

Registration

N60171

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

John A. Schulkins

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cape Girardeau → Rolla

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC83LA031

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE ENROUTE FROM CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO TO ROLLA, MO, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED AN AREA OF LOW CEILINGS AND FOG. WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO REMAIN VFR AT LOW ALTITUDE, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES ON TOP OF A HILL. THE PILOT CLIMBED ABRUPTLY, BUT THE PLANE STALLED, ENTERED A SPIN, THEN CRASHED. NINE MILES AWAY, THE 1256 CST WEATHER AT VICHY, MO WAS: INDEFINITE CEILING, 200 FT OBSCURED, 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY WITH LIGHT DRIZZLE AND FOG, TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 56 DEGREES, WIND FROM 110 DEGREES AT 8 KTS, ALTIMETER 29.82. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD NOT REQUESTED A WEATHER BRIEFING BEFORE TAKEOFF, BUT HAD RELIED ON INFORMATION FROM AN UNOFFICIAL SOURCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.