# Accident 19940218002609A: Piper PA39, Viburnum, MO, February 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1994, 11:17 local time
- Place: Viburnum, MO
- Airport: Viburnum Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7093° N, 91.1207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7093&lon=-91.1207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8913Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8913Y-2013-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-39 (registry code 7103902, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-39) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA39
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94DCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94DCA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940218002609A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH MADE STEEP TURN TRYING TO REALIGN WITH RUNWAY. ACCELERATED STALL OCCURRED. ROLLED OVER. SPIN IN.

## 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 CHI94DCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94DCA01), Feb 18, 1994: Piper PA-39 (N8913Y), Viburnum, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING THE TURN TO FINAL. THE GUSTY TAILWIND DURING THE TURN WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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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