20151206019089A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Keytesville, MO · December 6, 2015

Date
December 6, 2015 · 20:30 local
Place
Keytesville, MO
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N90123
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN16FA054
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
426 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot failed to maintain control during fog or low cloud conditions after dark. Aircraft stalled and impacted the terrain at an approximate 90 degree angle.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL DURING FOG OR LOW CLOUD CONDITIONS AFTER DARK. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AT AN APPROXIMATE 90 DEGREE ANGLE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.