Piper PA-28-151 N44291
11 December 1986 · Grain Valley, Missouri, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 11 December 1986 at about 00:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-151 registered N44291 was involved in an accident near Grain Valley, Missouri, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grain Valley, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.0004, -94.1997
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-151
- Registration
- N44291
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Grain Valley → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- MKC87FA030
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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, AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND BEGAN LOSING POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE TRIED TO LAND ON A HIGHWAY BUT THERE WERE NUMEROUS VEHICLES IN TRANSIT AND HE DECIDED TO ATTEMPT AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. ON INITIAL IMPACT WITH THE RIGHT WING, THE AIRCRAFT TORE OFF A BRANCH FROM A TREE, THEN STRUCK A GRASSY KNOLL WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP. MAIN IMPACT OCCURRED WITH A BRANCH OF A SECOND TREE AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. POST ACCIDENT CALCULATIONS REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS 67 POUNDS OVER THE MAX ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT, AND WITHIN THE C.G. RANGE DURING TAKEOFF. A SUBSEQUENT ENGINE TEARDOWN INSPECTION REVEALED NO PREEXISTING CONDITION, MALFUNCTION, OR ABNORMAL WEAR. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES AT THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT WAS OBSERVED ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE FROST FROM THE WINGS AND WAS RUNNING THE ENGINE AT IDLE FOR ALMOST 30 MINUTES BEFORE TAKEOFF WAS INITIATED. CARBURETOR HEAT WAS FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-28-161 | Lake Murray, Oklahoma, United States | Edward J. Calbridge | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28-161 | Vacaville, California, United States | Air Wise Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28-161 | Dodgeville, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1986 | Piper PA-28-150 | San Jose, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28-181 | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28-180 | Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 9,402 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 1986 | Saab-Fairchild SF340 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Air Midwest | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1986 | Cessna 172N | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Lawrence Flying Club Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-28-140 | Creve Ceour, Missouri, United States | Ernest L. Sturgeon | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-28-180 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | M. E. Tumbleson | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1986 | Cessna 152 | Independence, Missouri, United States | Roger Billings | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1986 | Cessna 310R | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |