# Accident 20141212023099A: Piper PA-32R-301T, Springfield, MO, December 12, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 2014, 17:40 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Downtown
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2181° N, 93.2658° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2181&lon=-93.2658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3127R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3127R-2017-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: New Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7104308, https://openairdocs.org/model/new-piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,344 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141212023099A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT CONDUCTED THE ILS-14 AT KSGF, THEN PROCEEDED VFR AT 1,700 MSL ENROUTE TO 3DW AND STRUCK A CELLULAR ANTENNA. THE PILOT THEN SHUT OFF THE FUEL VALVE AND LATER SHUT THE MAGNETO SWITCH OFF. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH 3 TREES AND CRASHED INTO AN OPEN LOT.

## 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 CEN15LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA077), Dec 12, 2014: New Piper PA 32R-301T (N3127R), Springfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to descend below the recommended altitude during approach for landing in night visual meteorological conditions, and his failure to see and avoid a lighted tower, which resulted…

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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