# Accident 20171217023469A: Piper PA-28-180, Reeds Spring, MO, December 17, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2017, 18:33 local time
- Place: Reeds Spring, MO
- Airport: Branson West
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7247° N, 93.3961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7247&lon=-93.3961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6433J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6433J-2020-12-08) (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: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171217023469A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENROUTE FROM GARDNER, KANSAS (K34) TO BRANSON, MO (PLK), THE PRIVATE PILOT ENCOUNTERED INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING DENSE FOG AND LOW CEILINGS.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING APPROXIMATELY 1.25 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE BRANSON WEST AIRPORT (FWB).

## 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 CEN18FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA054), Dec 18, 2017: Piper PA28 (N6433J), Reeds Spring, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning and in-flight decision-making, which resulted in flight into known instrument meteorological conditions and the subsequent collision…

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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