# Accident 20090626011809A: Piper PA32R300, Osceola, MO, June 26, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2009, 09:04 local time
- Place: Osceola, MO
- Airport: Osceola Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3514° N, 92.5394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3514&lon=-92.5394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38171, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38171-2009-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 645 total, 135 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09FA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA393) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090626011809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 26, 2009, APPROXIMATELY 0904 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-32R-300, SERIAL NUMBER 32R-7780392, N38171 AIRPLANE, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR GASTON'S RESORT, LAKEVIEW ARKANSAS.  THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO PROPAIRE INC., ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PRIVATE FLYING CLUB.  THE INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT AND 2 OF HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VISUAL (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.  THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE GASTON'S RESORT, LAKEVIEW ARKANSAS AIRSTRIP, APPROXIMATELY 0900, AND WAS DESTINED FOR ST LOUIS MISSOUR (KSUS).

## 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 CEN09FA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA393), Jun 26, 2009: Piper PA-32R-300 (N38171), Lakeview, AR, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's poor judgment/decision making in attempting the no-flap takeoff, his failure to comply with weight and balance limitations, and his failure to calculate the airplane's performance under…

## Other reports on N38171 (2)

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

- [Incident 20030810021849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030810021849I), Aug 10, 2003: Piper PA32R300 (N38171), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. (-23) Landing gear was selected to down position for landing. They did not get a down and lock indication for the left hand main landing gear. Several failed…
- [Incident 19910912050199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910912050199I), Sep 12, 1991: Piper PA32R300 (N38171), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. On a touch and go landing pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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