# NTSB CEN25LA049: Piper PA-28-140, N6575W, Camdenton, MO, November 24, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: November 24, 2024, 05:33 local (11:33 UTC) - Place: Camdenton, MO - Coordinates: 37.983625, -92.696753 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9836&lon=-92.6968&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - SAIBs cited in the narratives: [SAIB CE-09-35](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-09-35) (OpenAirDocs) - NTSB case key (mKey): 195544 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA049 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/195544/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195544 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA049 ## Probable cause The pilot’s poor flight planning which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Personality/attitude: personality](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021030): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021030/cases.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021030/cases.md) - [Impairment/incapacitation: alcohol](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02012015): Personnel issues › Physical · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02012015/cases.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 87 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02012015/cases.md) - [Personnel issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02050000): Personnel issues › Miscellaneous · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02050000/cases.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 29 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02050000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) ## Analysis Law enforcement officers reported, that the pilot of the accident airplane stated that he intended to intentionally crash his airplane after dropping a pillow onto his wife’s house. The pilot demanded that his wife speak to him before he initiated his takeoff. Law enforcement officers reported that they were in intermittent contact through phone calls and text messaging throughout the 4-hour flight. The pilot stated to law enforcement officials that he was flying while intoxicated and that he was not confident in his ability to land due to his level of intoxication. At one point, the pilot agreed to land at a local airport. During the descent he aimed the airplane towards law enforcement officers and flew over them at a low altitude while yelling, “wee woo, wee woo” out of the side vent window before initiating a climb. The pilot continued to refuse to land until he was able to speak with his wife and later crashed northwest of the local airport. The airplane impacted trees and came to rest on its nose which resulted in substantial damage to both wings, fuselage, horizontal stabilator, and the lower engine compartment. The pilot, who was seriously injured, fled the accident site before surrendering himself to local law enforcement officers. Law enforcement officers observed an empty six pack container of alcohol and one unopened bottle of alcohol on the ground under the airplane. Inside the airplane, on the floor near the rudder pedals, there were two empty bottles of alcohol. Upon inspection of the wing fuel tanks, the left wing tank was empty and had no observable fuel in it. The right wing tank had an occasional drip from where it was ruptured. There was no observable fuel blight on nearby vegetation and no fuel dye stains present on any of the aircraft surfaces. The pilot reported that he was attempting to land when he lost complete engine power due to carburetor icing and impacted trees short of the runway. He stated that he departed with full fuel, and that it would have given him 7 or 8 hours of flight time. He did not provide an NTSB Form 6120.1 Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report. When comparing the reported weather around the time of the accident to FAA special Airworthiness Information Bulletin, CE-09-35 Carburetor Icing Prevention, the flight environment was within the range for icing conditions for pressure-type carburetors. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6575W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6575W), registered now, S/N 28-20656, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-20656 - Year built: 1965 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Departed: M17, Bolivar, MO - Destination: OZS, Camdenton, MO - Airport: OZS, Camdenton Memorial-Lake Regional Airport - Equipment: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 33; injuries: serious; student, sport pilot; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 160° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 29.85 inHg - Icing: Unknown - Turbulence: Unknown - Observed at: KAIZ, 10 nm away - METAR: METAR KAIZ 241156Z 16007KT 10SM CLR 09/03 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP108 T00890033 10094 20083 56018= ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20241124021439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241124021439A), Nov 24, 2024: Piper PA28-140, Camdenton, MO, Substantial damage. The crash site was approximatly 1600 feet short of runway 15 at the kozs airport. The aircraft was found lodged in a tree in a nose down position at an… ## Other investigations on N6575W (2) 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 ATL83LIJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LIJ03), Jun 18, 1983: Piper PA-28-140 (N6575W), Bruceton Mills, WV, substantial damage - [NTSB CHI68F0456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0456), Nov 27, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N6575W), Cincinnati, OH, substantial damage ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 21, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195544. 1.9 MB in all. - Pilot's statement (item 1, PDF, 1 page, 65 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18213648&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MOR%20Pilot-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18209763&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20CEN25LA049-Rel.pdf - FAA statement (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 62 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18213404&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MOR%20FAA-Rel.pdf - Law enforcement incident reports (item 4, PDF, 4 pages, 76 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18209171&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MOR%20LEO%20Reports-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.