# NTSB CHI72AC054: Piper PA-30, N7756Y, Chesterfield, MO, December 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1971
- Place: Chesterfield, MO · CHESTERFIELD, MO
- Location: 38.6631° N, 90.5771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6631&lon=-90.5771&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 80037
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72AC054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4268  71/12/26   CHESTERFIELD,MO     PIPER PA-30         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 873
        TIME - 1850                    N7756Y              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 165 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPIRIT OF ST LOUI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KIRKSVILLE,MO               CHESTERFIELD,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          GROUND FOG                                               IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RPRTD OM,FLD IN SGT,ENCNTD GNDFG,HIT GND SHORT OF RWY.LDG GR,FLAPS UP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7756Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7756Y-1973-05-25), registration cancelled 1973-05-25, S/N 30-844, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Spirit Of St Loui

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.

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