Cessna 335 N8354N accident, Hillsboro, MO, Oct 17, 2000 · NTSB CHI01MA011

Date: October 16, 2000, 19:33 local (Oct 17, 2000, 00:33 UTC)
Place: Hillsboro, MO
Injuries: 3 fatal
Damage: Destroyed
Phase of flight: Enroute
Aircraft: N8354NCessna 335
Weather: Instrument (IMC) · Night
Status: Completed · report June 5, 2002
Report: Board-adopted at Board Meeting
Investigation class: Class 1
Parties: Missouri State Highway Patrol, Cessna Aircraft Company, NTSB, Al Lebo, Sigma-Tek, Continental Motors, FBI, FAA AAI-100, FAA AAI-100, FAA, Parker Hannifin, NATCA
FAA report: 20001016015359A
Case key: 50473

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Probable cause

The pilot's failure to control the airplane while maneuvering because of spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident were the failure of the airplane's primary attitude indicator and the adverse weather conditions, including turbulence.

Sequence of events

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Airframe/component/system failure/malfunctionCruise - normal

Flight/nav instruments,attitude gyro - failureFactor

Weather condition - rainFactor

Weather condition - turbulence in cloudsFactor

Loss of control - in flightCruise - normal

Spatial disorientationPilot in commandCause

Aircraft control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause

In flight collision with terrain/waterDescent - uncontrolled

Analysis

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Factual narrative

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On October 16, 2000, at 1933 central daylight time, a Cessna 335, N8354N, crashed near Hillsboro, Missouri. The pilot and two passengers were killed, and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was being operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 from the St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS), Cahokia, Illinois, to County Memorial Airport, New Madrid, Missouri. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which departed CPS about 1915 on an instrument flight rules flight plan.

Aircraft

Registration: N8354N
Reported as: Cessna 335
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 335-0063
Airframe hours: 2,257
Engines: Continental TSIO-520-EB8, 300 horsepower, reciprocatingContinental TSOI-520-EB8, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Destroyed
Flight: Business · Part 91
Operator: Roger Carnahan, doing business as Executive Services
Registered owner: Carnahan, Carnahan & Hickle LLC
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
Last inspection: Annual · August 21, 2000
Departed: CPS · Cahokia, IL
Destination: EIW · New Madrid, MO
Flight plan: IFR

N8354NRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2001 · Cessna 335S/N 335-0063 Airframe modelCessna 335

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Flight crew

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Role: Pilot
Age: 44
Injuries: Fatal
Certificate: Commercial
Airplane ratings: Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings: Airplane
Medical: Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat: Left
Toxicology: Performed
Flight hours: 1,830 total · 513 in this make and model · 94 in the last 90 days · 38 in the last 30 days

Weather

Conditions: Instrument (IMC) · Night
Wind: 40° at 11 knots
Visibility: 2 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: 800 ft broken
Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 57 °F
Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Observed at: SUS, 17 nm away

Docket · 296

The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 1, 2002, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports.

All 296 files on NTSB’s docket

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20001016015359ACessna 335 · Hillsboro, MO(-23) Five minutes after departure from the downtown parks airport (cps) cahokie, IL, the pilot reported problems with his primary attitude indicator. Several vacuum system components removed from the accident site have been sent to the NTSB lab in Washington…Oct 16, 2000 · N8354N · No damage · 3 fatal