# Accident 19900414008889A: Piper PA31350, Springfield, MO, April 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1990, 20:44 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2105° N, 93.5504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2105&lon=-93.5504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6KG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6KG-1990-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90FA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900414008889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

APPEARS PILOT LOST CONTROL AT NIGHT IN IMC CLIMBING AFTER TAKEOFF. LEVEL OF IFR SKILL OR COMPETENCY IN TYPE UNKNOWN

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC90FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90FA082), Apr 14, 1990: Piper PA-31-350 (N6KG), Bois D'Arc, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADVERTENT FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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