# Accident 20131105022149A: Piper PA-32R-301, Kirksville, MO, November 5, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2013, 19:10 local time
- Place: Kirksville, MO
- Airport: Kirksville Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1458° N, 92.5283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1458&lon=-92.5283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N408DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N408DM-2015-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,152 total, 27 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131105022149A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR THE GPS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18 AND PROGRESSED ON THE INBOUND COURSE UNTIL REACHING THE FINAL APPROACH FIX. THE AIRCRAFT THEN MADE AN ABRUPT DESCENDING LEFT TURN AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT INSIDE OF THE FINAL APPROACH FIX AND IMPACTED TREES IN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE 400 FEET BELOW THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE FOR THE GPS 18 APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN 790 FEET FROM THE FIRST TREE STRIKE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF A DISTRESS CALL MADE BY THE PILOT AND NO PRE-IMPACT ANOMALIES FOUND WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, ENGINE, OR PROPELLER.

## 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 CEN14FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA042), Nov 6, 2013: Piper PA-32R-301 (N408DM), Kirksville, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident were the private pilot's impairment due to a sedating antihistamine and both pilots' fatigue.

## Other reports on N408DM (1)

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

- [Incident 20130319006309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130319006309I), Mar 19, 2013: Piper PA-32R-301 (N408DM), York, NE, Minor damage. On March 19, 2013 at approximately 10:05 CDT, minneapolis center reported losing radio and transponder contact with N408DM. The aircraft, a Piper PA-32R-301,…

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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