Piper J-5A N600F
3 August 2000 · Belton, Missouri, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 August 2000 at about 20:15 local time, a Piper J-5A registered N600F was involved in an accident near Belton, 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 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Belton, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Villnave Airport (19K)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J-5A
- Registration
- N600F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI00FA237
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The student pilot not maintaining directional control during the takeoff roll resulting in the inadvertent ground loop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airport manager said that the student pilot arrived on the airport at around 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. He said that they conversed for a while, and then student pilot left. The airport manager said, "The airplane has no electrical system, so I hand-propped it to start. Then I came inside." The airport manager said that he didn't watch the takeoff roll. A witness was driving eastbound toward the airport when she saw "a yellow plane, very low, cross 195th [Street], going south." The witness said that as she got close to the crest of the hill on 195th street, she saw black smoke coming from the area south of where she was. The witness said that when she got to the top of the hill, where the end of the runway was, she saw black smoke and flames. She could not tell what was on fire. She thought that someone was burning something, so she went on her way. The witness said that when she saw the airplane cross over the road, it was not trailing any smoke or flames. An examination of the wreckage revealed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J-5A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1999 | Piper J-5A | Rexburg, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 2005 | Piper J-5A | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1995 | Piper J-5A | Wausau, Wisconsin, United States | Wausau Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1994 | Piper J-5A | Raeford, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Apr 1992 | Piper J-5A | Broadus, Montana, United States | Patten, Clayton P. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1984 | Piper J-5A | Forest, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2000 | Cessna 172N | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2000 | Brice ROTORWAY EXEC 162F | Kimberling, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2000 | Cessna 172 | Buffalo, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2000 | Eaton ACRO SPORT I | Malden, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 2000 | Boeing Stearman A75N1(PT17) | Windsor, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2000 | Monocoupe 90A | Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |