Piper PA-28-161 N8184Y

Summary

On 25 October 1982 at about 10:25 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N8184Y, operated by Richard H. & Laurie M. Kreitne, was involved in an accident near St. Charles, Missouri, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 October 1982 at 10:25

Classification

Accident

Location

St. Charles, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

St. Charles (35Q)

Coordinates

38.7894, -90.5091

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N8184Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Richard H. & Laurie M. Kreitne

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St. Charles → Ft. Riley

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MKC83FCA01

4 people died.

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

THE ACFT CRASHED ON THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF THE ARPT WITHIN MINUTES AFTER HAVING BEEN SEEN DEPARTING RWY 27. DENSE GROUND FOG PREVAILED AT THE CRASH SITE. APPROXIMATELY 1-1/2 HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT EXAMINATION DISCLOSD VERY HEAVY FROST ON ALL ACFT PARKED ADJACENT TO THE SPOT WHERE THE ACFT HAD BEEN SEEN PARKED FOR TWO DAYS. ACCORDING TO THE PERSON WHO DROVE THE PLT TO THE ARPT THERE WAS FROST ON THE ACFT WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT THE ARPT. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE PLT REMOVE FROST FROM ANY PART OF THE ACFT EXCEPT THE WINDSHIELD. THE CARBURETOR HEAT VALVE WAS FOUND JAMMED IN THE FULL HOT POSITION. ACCORDING TO ENGINEERING DATA OBTAINED FROM PIPER THE HEAT RISE OF THE CARB HEAT SYSTEM IS 129 DEG F AT 75% POWER & 28 DEG F AMBIENT AIR TEMP. THE POWER LOSS DUE TO CARB HEAT IS 1% FOR EACH 10 DEG HEAT RISE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.