# NTSB investigations, 1997, MO NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB CHI98LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA076.md): Beech 35-33 · Chesterfield, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 1997 · N627V · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to position the fuel selector to the proper fuel tank which led to fuel starvation. - [NTSB CHI98LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA126.md): Cessna 177 · Ft. Leonardwood, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 1997 · N30255 · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance and his inadequate inflight decision which resulted in VFR flight in to instrument meteorological conditions. The pilot's overconfidence in his ability is a contributing factor. - [NTSB CHI98LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA055.md): Piper PA-24 · Cairo, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 1997 · N8452P · Substantial damage > a fractured muffler, failure of the owner/pilot to ensured that the annual maintenance inspection had been completed before flight, and subsequent pilot incapacitation due to carbon monoxide poisoning. - [NTSB CHI98LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA054.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Lee'S Summit, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 5, 1997 · N8189P · Destroyed > the pilot's inadequate remedial action concerning the loss of engine power, after inadvertently switching off the magnetos. Factors relating to the accident were: the broken springs for magneto cover guard; excessive drag from the extended landing gear and… - [NTSB CHI98LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA056.md): American AA-1 · Nevada, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 22, 1997 · N6214L · Substantial damage > a deer that ran onto the runway as the airplane was landing. The reduced light condition at dusk was a related factor. - [NTSB CHI98LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA039.md): Beech C23 · Cameron, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 14, 1997 · N6711C · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane in the landing flare. A factor relating to this accident was the crosswind. - [NTSB CHI98LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA020.md): Mooney M20C · St Charles, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 20, 1997 · N9449V · Substantial damage > failure of the alternator's front bearing, depletion of battery power, and failure of the emergency landing gear extension handcrank to engage during the pilot's attempt to perform the emergency procedure. - [NTSB CHI97LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA262.md): Piper PA-32R-301 · Jefferson City, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1997 · N8147B · Substantial damage > the pilot's incomplete preflight of the airplane's stabilizer and rudder trim settings for takeoff, his failure to correct for the high pitch during the initial climb, his failure to recover from the bounced landing, and the inadvertent stall. Factors… - [NTSB CHI97LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA305.md): Balloon Works Firefly 7B-15 · Columbia, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1997 · N90755 · No damage > the pilot's improper planning/decision. The unfavorable wind was a related factor. - [NTSB CHI97LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA249.md): Beech A36 · Chesterfield, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1997 · N4640M · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment on the taxiway. Factors associated with the accident were the fence post, and the sunglare, which hindered the pilot's ability to see the fence post. - [NTSB CHI97LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA236.md): Cessna 150M · Lee'S Summit, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 1997 · N66116 · Destroyed > the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and his failure to ensure that the airplane remained clear of obstrictions (trees). Factors associated with the accident were: the short runway/takeoff area, and the proximity of trees. - [NTSB FTW97FA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA292.md): Beech F35 · Richards, MO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 1997 · N3835B · Destroyed > The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather and the loss of aircraft control which resulted in the aircraft exceeding its design stress limits. Factors were the pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing and the adverse weather. - [NTSB CHI97FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA220.md): Beech B-60 · Springfield, MO · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1997 · N3359P · Destroyed > The pilot's fuel mismanagement and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in fuel exhaustion followed by the loss of power in one engine and the loss of aircraft control. Contributing was the pilot's failure to refuel the aircraft, the… - [NTSB CHI97LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA222.md): Morgan MINI-500 · Ava, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1997 · N500XM · Substantial damage > Loss of engine power due to loss of engine cooling fluid. Related factors were maintenance service bulletin not complied with by the owner/pilot mechanic resulting in low output of the carburetor, and unsuitable terrain. - [NTSB CHI97LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA207.md): Balloon Works Firefly 7 · Columbia, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1997 · N1527B · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to properly judge the landing approach. The proximity of transmission wires was a related factor. - [NTSB CHI97LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA201.md): Weber RV-4 · Hermann, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1997 · N1142J · Substantial damage > the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision and encounter with a stall. Related factors were the chafed throttle cable, which became jammed; and failure of the pilot to perform an engine shut down in order to land on the runway. - [NTSB CHI97LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA191.md): Cessna 402B · Springfield, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 1997 · N901BC · Substantial damage > The pilot-in-command's (CFI) inadequate supervision and failure to take remedial action. A factor was the dual student's failure to maintain directional control. - [NTSB CHI97LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA182.md): Champion 7ECA · Willard, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 1997 · N7506F · Substantial damage > remedial action delayed by the flight instructor. A factor in this accident was the instructor's lack of recent experience in this type airplane. - [NTSB CHI97LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA178.md): Grumman-Schweizer G-164A · Benton, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 1997 · N48FS · Substantial damage > the pilot's inadequate preflight by failing to insure that the secondary flight control lock was stowed properly, and subsequently the secondary flight control lock becoming engaged during the takeoff run. A factor relating to the accident was: inadequate… - [NTSB CHI97LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA173.md): Beech V35B · Kaiser, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1997 · N25643 · Substantial damage > was fuel starvation for undetermined reasons. A factor was the failure of the pilot to refuel the aircraft. - [NTSB CHI97LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA159.md): Piper PA-25 · Sullivan, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 1997 · N6339Z · Substantial damage > the pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions in an airplane not equipped for flight into IMC. Factors were: the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, his inadequate evaluation of the weather, and fog. - [NTSB CHI97LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA152.md): Cessna 152 · Chesterfield, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 1997 · N66980 · Substantial damage > the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane by overcompensating with the rudder. Factors associated with the accident were the excessive airspeed and the soft terrain. - [NTSB CHI97FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA146.md): Henry Barracuda · Antonia, MO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 26, 1997 · N5926 · Destroyed > inadvertent flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), spatial disorientation of the pilot, which led to his loss of aircraft control, and the pilot exceeding the design stress limits of the airplane, which led to an in-flight… - [NTSB CHI97LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA143.md): Cessna 140 · Fulton, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 1997 · N76122 · Substantial damage > a malfunction of the engine's carburetor that was associated with a spalled carburetor float fulcrum pin which resulted in fuel starvation. - [NTSB CHI97LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA165.md): Cessna 182RG · Kansas City, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 1997 · N736YZ · Substantial damage > the pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor relating to the accident was the excessive airspeed. - [NTSB CHI97IA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97IA134.md): Lockheed L-1011-385-1 · Saint Louis, MO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 15, 1997 · N11003 · Minor damage > failure of company maintenance personnel to properly install a mounting eyebolt (and associated cotter pin, washer, spacer and castellated nut) on the lower forward bracket of the left main landing gear strut door. - [NTSB CHI97LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA151.md): Beech 35 · Liberty, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 1997 · N144GM · Substantial damage > retraction of the nose gear for undetermined reason(s). - [NTSB CHI97FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA102.md): Cessna T210N · Vichy, MO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 12, 1997 · N5310A · Destroyed > failure of the pilot to properly follow the missed approach procedure and maintain the minimum descent altitude (MDA) during night/IFR flight. Factors relating to the accident included: darkness, low ceiling, fog, and failure of the pilot to properly… - [NTSB CHI97LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA082.md): Cessna 182 · Kirksville, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 13, 1997 · N869L · Substantial damage > the pilot failed to adequately compensate for the wind conditions on the runway during landing roll. Factors included the crosswind and gusts. - [NTSB CHI97LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA071.md): Cessna 152 · Point Lookout, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 22, 1997 · N46865 · Destroyed > the student pilot failed to maintain adequate airspeed and encountered a stall. The factors involved were raising the flaps was not performed, directional control was not maintained and recovery from bounced landing was improper. - [NTSB CHI97LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA060.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 · Cape Girardeau, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 28, 1997 · N414EA · No damage > clear air turbulence encountered by the flight. - [NTSB CHI97LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA066.md): Cessna 414 · Springfield, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 1997 · N414AM · Substantial damage > the pilot's continued flight into known icing conditions with an inadequate windscreen deicing system and the diminished visual lookout. Factors were the icing weather conditions and the windscreen ice. - [NTSB CHI97LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA049.md): Gates Learjet LR35 · Kansas City, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 1, 1997 · N8040A · Substantial damage > the flightcrew's excessive airspeed and failure to attain a proper touchdown point on the runway. Factors were: the fog, wet runway, tailwind and improper procedures by the flight crew. ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1997 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MO' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=MO&year=1997 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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