# Accident 20010131004679A: Piper PA23250, Fulton, MO, January 31, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2001, 09:00 local time
- Place: Fulton, MO
- Airport: Elton Hensley Memorial Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8501° N, 91.9499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8501&lon=-91.9499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6754Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6754Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010131004679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. TROUT PLANNED AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT FROM FULTON, MO. TO HILLSBORO, KS., A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 260 NAUTICAL MILES. THE DESTINATION WAS FORECAST TO BE CLEAR WITH UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITY. SKIES IN THE FULTON AREA WERE CEILINGS OF ABOUT 1,200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, WITH MULTIPLE LAYERS UP TO 20, 000 FEET. THE FORECAST INCLUDED LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING BELOW 15,000 FEET, AND THERE WERE PILOT REPORTS OF ICING. N6754Y IS NOT EQUIPPED FOR FLIGHT IN ICING CONDITIONS. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE,  MR. TROUT'S  AIRPLANE BEGAN ACCUMULATING ICE. HE ASKED FOR A HIGHER ALTITUDE, BUT WHEN HE WAS STILL IN THE CLOUDS AT 7,000 FEET, HE REQUESTED VECTORS FOR A RETURN TO FULTON. ON THE DESCENT, THE A/C ACCULMULATED MORE ICE TO THE POINT THAT THE WINDOWS WERE ICED OVER AND  MR. TROUT  HAD NO FORWARD VISIBILITY. WHILE IN VISUAL METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS, HE FLEW INTO POWER LINES AND CRASHED INTO AN OPEN FIELD NEAR THE AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI01LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA076), Jan 31, 2001: Piper PA-23-250 (N6754Y), Fulton, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the power line during the circling approach. Factors were the power transmission wire, the plowed field, and that the pilot's lookout was not…

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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