Akins STINGER N7XR
4 April 1991 · Blairstown, Missouri, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 April 1991 at about 12:45 local time, a Akins STINGER registered N7XR, operated by Richard Akins, was involved in an accident near Blairstown, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Blairstown, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.5501, -93.9499
- Aircraft
- Akins STINGER
- Registration
- N7XR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Richard Akins
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lee's Summit → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- CHI91DCG01
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
AN INFLIGHT BREAKUP AFTER THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED WEATHER, LOST CONTROL INFLIGHT, & EXCEEDED THE DESIGN LIMITS OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED FLYING IN AN AREA OF FOG AND LOW VISIBILITY. THE AIRPLANE BROKE APART IN FLIGHT. BOTH WINGS WERE FOUND A QUARTER OF A MILE FROM THE FUSELAGE ABOUT 100 YARDS APART. A WITNESS WHO SAW THE AIRPLANE TAKEOFF REPORTED THAT HE LOST SIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE IN FOG BEFORE IT REACHED THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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