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FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Branson, MO · March 20, 2006

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Date
March 20, 2006 · 12:30 local
Place
Branson, MO
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N21RR
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI06FA094
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N21RRRegistration cancelled May 20, 2015 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7770405 · Built 1977Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200TEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) A pilot and three passengers on board seneca N21RR departed runway 11 at m. graham clark-taney county airport (plk), point lookout, MO, on an IFR flight plan to lubbock, Texas. The flight was cleared to 4,000 feet by sgf ATCT and entered IMC conditions shortly after takeoff. Radar data depicted N21RR turning to the southwest and reaching 2,900 feet MSL, followed by a descent until radar contact was lost. Witnesses on the ground observed N21RR maneuvering below the cloud bases, estimated to be 400 feet AGL, in a westerly direction. PIC declared an emergency with sgf ATCT, stating that he "was in trouble, I'm in big trouble." He then stated that he was "flying low over the city and trying to return to the airport." There was no further communication. Other witnesses observed N21RR turn to the north at approximately treetop level moments before the airplane apparently stalled and impacted a self-storage building. The ensuing fire destroyed the aircraft except for the empannage and engines. Both engines and propellers were recovered and transported to a local workshop. Preliminary analysis of the engines and propellers revealed no obvious abnormalities.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD SENECA N21RR DEPARTED RUNWAY 11 AT M. GRAHAM CLARK-TANEY COUNTY AIRPORT (PLK), POINT LOOKOUT, MO, ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO LUBBOCK, TEXAS. THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED TO 4,000 FEET BY SGF ATCT AND ENTERED IMC CONDITIONS SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. RADAR DATA DEPICTED N21RR TURNING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND REACHING 2,900 FEET MSL, FOLLOWED BY A DESCENT UNTIL RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST. WITNESSES ON THE GROUND OBSERVED N21RR MANEUVERING BELOW THE CLOUD BASES, ESTIMATED TO BE 400 FEET AGL, IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION. PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH SGF ATCT, STATING THAT HE "WAS IN TROUBLE, I'M IN BIG TROUBLE." HE THEN STATED THAT HE WAS "FLYING LOW OVER THE CITY AND TRYING TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT." THERE WAS NO FURTHER COMMUNICATION. OTHER WITNESSES OBSERVED N21RR TURN TO THE NORTH AT APPROXIMATELY TREETOP LEVEL MOMENTS BEFORE THE AIRPLANE APPARENTLY STALLED AND IMPACTED A SELF-STORAGE BUILDING. THE ENSUING FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT EXCEPT FOR THE EMPANNAGE AND ENGINES. BOTH ENGINES AND PROPELLERS WERE RECOVERED AND TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL WORKSHOP. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE ENGINES AND PROPELLERS REVEALED NO OBVIOUS ABNORMALITIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI06FA094Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportBranson, MOThe pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin while maneuvering to return to the departure airport for landing after declaring an emergency for unspecified reasons. Additional factors were the low cloud…Mar 20, 2006 · Destroyed

Other reports on N21RR · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19990408046979IForced/Precautionary Landing · Lubbock, TX(-23) N21RR lost power on left engine shortly after takeoff at approximately 200 at AGL. When the aircraft was on the downwind leg, it struck a power line, and a stand pipe before landing gear up in an open field. Aircraft examination revealed the fuel was on…Apr 8, 1999 · Substantial damage