Piper PA-25-235 N82509

Summary

On 5 May 2013 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N82509, operated by Kevin Kingsley LLC, was involved in an accident near Lamar, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 May 2013 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lamar, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Lamar Municipal (LLU)

Coordinates

37.4969, -94.3117

Aircraft

Piper PA-25-235

Registration

N82509

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kevin Kingsley LLC

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lamar → Lamar

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13FA259

1 person died.

The pilot's in-flight loss of control, which was likely due to a sudden cardiac event.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was demonstrating proficiency in the airplane and in aerial agricultural application operations, and he had completed about seven takeoffs and landings without any apparent difficulty before the accident. The airplane was then loaded with water for additional practice application passes to a field adjacent to the airport. The pilot departed and completed one pass, after which, the airplane pitched up and rolled into a bank, descended, and impacted a field about 1/2 mile north of the airport. The postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies consistent with a preimpact failure or malfunction. The pilot initially survived the accident, but died at a local hospital about 1 hour later. Although the autopsy report noted the presence of blunt trauma, the pilot's death was attributed to a cardiac arrhythmia related to coronary atherosclerosis. It is likely that the pilot suffered a sudden cardiac event during the flight, which led to the crash. Although the postmortem toxicology testing revealed the presence of lidocaine, it was most likely from postaccident treatment and, therefore, was not in the pilot's system before the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.