# Accident 20010528014539A: Piper PA24250, Osagebeach, MO, May 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2001, 17:57 local time
- Place: Osagebeach, MO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1291° N, 92.6502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1291&lon=-92.6502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7331P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7331P-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010528014539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 28, 2001, AT 1757 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-24-250, N7331P, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE MANEUVERING OVER LAKE OF THE OZARKS STATE PARK, OSAGE BEECH, MISSOURI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE LEE C. FINE MEMORIAL AIRPORT (AIZ), KAISER, MISSOURI, AT 1733, AND HAD THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF SCHAUMBURG REGIONAL AIRPORT, SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS.

## 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 CHI01FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA146), May 28, 2001: Piper PA-24-250 (N7331P), Osage Beach, MO, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: Aircraft control not being maintained by the pilot during the forced landing and inadequate preflight inspection performed by the pilot. Contributing factors to the accident were the fuel system…

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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