Piper PA-28RT-201 N83956
16 December 1985 · Aurora, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 December 1985 at about 01:00 local time, a Piper PA-28RT-201 registered N83956, operated by Dennis K. Chappell, was involved in an accident near Aurora, Missouri, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Aurora, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Municipal (2H2)
- Coordinates
- 36.9610, -93.7197
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28RT-201
- Registration
- N83956
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dennis K. Chappell
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wichita → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MKC86LA035
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
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 PILOT STATED THERE WAS PATCHES OF SNOW AND ICE ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE A SNOW ON THE SIDES AND AS HE PULLED UP THE FLAPS, THE AIRPLANE VEERED RIGHT, OFF THE RUNWAY. HE SAID THAT AFTER HE GOT THE AIRPLANE BACK ON THE RUNWAY, IT GROUND- LOOPED TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED INWARD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Hopkinsvile, Kentucky, United States | Landmark Realty, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Wilmington, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Matagorda Is., Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Sep 1985 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Saint Mary, Montana, United States | James Conway | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1985 | Hildebrand SPEZIO SPORT DAL-1 | Gravois Mills, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Oct 1985 | Cessna 172 | Guilford, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1985 | Quickie Q2 | Willard, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1985 | Cessna 152 | Independence, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1985 | Beechcraft A36 | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |