# Accident 20001016015359A: Cessna 335, Hillsboro, MO, October 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2000, 19:32 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, MO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2304° N, 90.5597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2304&lon=-90.5597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8354N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8354N-2001-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 335 (registry code 2075601, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-335) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 335
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01MA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01MA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001016015359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FIVE MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE FROM THE DOWNTOWN PARKS AIRPORT (CPS) CAHOKIE, IL, THE PILOT REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH HIS PRIMARY ATTITUDE INDICATOR. SEVERAL VACUUM SYSTEM COMPONENTS REMOVED FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE NTSB LAB IN WASHINGTON DC FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. THE NTSB INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

## 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 CHI01MA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01MA011), Oct 17, 2000: Cessna 335 (N8354N), Hillsboro, MO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to control the airplane while maneuvering because of spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident were the failure of the airplane's primary attitude indicator and 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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