# Accident 20070628013719A: Piper PA46500TP, Wellsville, MO, June 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2007, 08:15 local time
- Place: Wellsville, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1236° N, 91.5783° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1236&lon=-91.5783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N477MD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N477MD-2008-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: New Piper PA-46-500TP (registry code 7104606, https://openairdocs.org/model/new-piper-pa-46-500tp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A (registry code 52268, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46500TP
- Reported engine: PWC PT6A42A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070628013719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 6/28/07 AIRCRAFT N477MD DEPARTED KSUS ENROUTE TO KCFE. ABOUT 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT ATC LOST CONTACT WITH THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT. MAIN WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN A FIELD NORTH OF WELLSVILLE, MO BY LOCAL PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN INTO AREA OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY AND SUFFERED AN IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP. WRECKAGE DEBRIS EXTENDED SEVERAL MILES NORTH EAST OF MAIN WRECKAGE SITE.

## 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 CHI07FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA183), Jun 28, 2007: Piper PA-46-500TP (N477MD), Wellsville, MO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to activate the pitot heat as per the checklist, resulting in erroneous airspeed information due to pitot tube icing, and his subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control.…

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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