# Accident 20120214002179A: Piper PA-28-180, Osborn, MO, February 14, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2012, 16:30 local time
- Place: Osborn, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7014° N, 94.4008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7014&lon=-94.4008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4824L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4824L-2017-10-19) (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 PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,798 total, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120214002179A

## Narrative

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

PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE CONDUCTING A FLY-BY AT A FARM OWNED BY FRIENDS OF THE PASSENGER. AFTER COMPLETING ONE CIRCUIT AROUND THE HOUSE AT LOW ALTITUDE, THE PILOT CAME BACK AROUND AGAIN AT LOW ALTITUDE AND STRUCK A LARGE TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THERE WAS A POST-CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CEN12FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA158), Feb 14, 2012: Piper PA-28-180 (N4824L), Osborn, MO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to conduct low-level passes above a residence and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude.

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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