Cessna 177RG N1929Q

Summary

On 20 April 1982 at about 01:30 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N1929Q, operated by Alan Stamler, was involved in an accident near Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 April 1982 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 177RG

Registration

N1929Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Alan Stamler

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kansas City → Farmington

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MKC82FA057

2 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

DURING THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT RECEIVED 7 WEATHER BRIEFINGS WHICH DESCRIBED MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS FOR HIS ROUTE OF FLIGHT. AT ABOUT 1730 CST, HE DEPARTED KANSAS CITY ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN TO FARMINGTON, MO. DURING THE FLIGHT, HE ENCOUNTERED ADVERSE WEATHER. AT 1911 CST, THE PILOT TRANSMITTED THAT HE WAS OVER THE FARMINGTON REGIONAL AIRPORT AT 2800 FT IN CLOUDS. TWO MINUTES LATER, HE SAID HE REGAINED CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND REQUESTED CONDITIONS AT FARMINGTON. FARMINGTON DID NOT REPORT THE WEATHER, BUT HE WAS PROVIDED WEATHER INFORMATION AT OTHER LOCATIONS. THE PILOT ELECTED TO PROCEED TO ST LOUIS, MO. RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST WHILE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. A WITNESS HEARD THE PLANE CIRCLING HIS HOUSE. HE WENT OUTSIDE AND SAW THE PLANE BEFORE IT DISAPPEARED MOMENTARILY AND THEN COME OUT OF THE CLOUDS IN A DESCENT. THE PLANE CRASHED ON DOWNWARD SLOPING, WOODED TERRAIN. A WITNESS SAID THE VISIBILITY WAS POOR AND IT WAS MISTING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.