# Accident 20070414006309A: Piper PA28180, Viburnum, MO, April 14, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2007, 08:46 local time
- Place: Viburnum, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7106° N, 91.1190° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7106&lon=-91.1190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8969J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8969J-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total, 94 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070414006309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 14, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1257 UTC, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^, (PILOT IN COMMAND) DEPARTED JEFFERSON CITY AIRPORT (KJEF) FOR AN INTENDED LANDING AT NORTHWEST ALABAMA REGIONAL AIRPORT (KMSL) WITH TWO PASSENGERS IN A PIPER PA-28-180 (N8969J) UNDER INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES. AT SOME POINT AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE ENROUTE TO HIS DESTINATION ALONG HIS ASSIGNED ATC ROUTE AND ALTITUDE OF 5,000 FT MSL, HE ENCOUNTERED INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. AT APPROXIMATELY 1346 UTC THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A VERY HIGH SPEED AND NOSE LOW ATTITUDE KILLING HIMSELF AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT.

## 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 CHI07FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA102), Apr 14, 2007: Piper PA-28-180 (N8969J), Viburnum, MO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of aircraft control during cruise flight in instrument meteorological conditions. Factors contributing to the accident were turbulence and icing conditions.

## Other reports on N8969J (1)

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

- [Incident 20001003030519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001003030519I), Oct 3, 2000: Piper PA28180 (N8969J), Davis City, IA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was flying from clarinda IA to lamoni IA to visit a client. Pilot overflew the clients home and turned toward the airport. The a/c engine began to…

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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