# Accident 20121024024839A: Piper PA-28-140, Maryland Height, MO, October 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2012, 20:30 local time
- Place: Maryland Height, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7736° N, 90.4928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7736&lon=-90.4928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55620, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55620-2018-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121024024839A

## Narrative

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

ON OR ABOUT 1930 HOURS ON 10-24-2012 A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT LANDING IN CREVE COUER LAKE LOCATED IN MARYLAND HEIGHTS MISSOURI. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE WATER AND SUBSAQUINTLY FLIPED UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 CEN13FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA030), Oct 25, 2012: Piper PA-28-140 (N55620), Maryland Heights, MO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to activate the carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.

## Other reports on N55620 (1)

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

- [Accident 19731230040539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731230040539A), Dec 30, 1973: Piper PA28140 (N55620), Mocalla, OR, Substantial damage

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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