# NTSB DCA83AA005: Cessna 551, N2CA, Mountain View, MO, November 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: November 18, 1982, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Mountain View, MO
- Location: 36.9937° N, 91.7019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountain View, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9937&lon=-91.7019&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1983
- Report: Board-adopted at Board Meeting
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA83AA005
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71786/pdf
- Board report AAR8304 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR8304.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA83AA005

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - checklist - not followed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - flight/nav instruments,horiz situation ind(hsi) - not operating (contributing factor)
  - flight/navigation instrument(s) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - aircraft handling - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - spatial disorientation, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE PLT CALLED FROM HOME AT 0909 FOR AN IFR CLEARANCE WHICH BECAME VALID UNTIL 0930. HE SAID HE NEEDED 15 MIN TO GET TO THE ARPT. THE CALL ENDED AT 0914. THE CHIEF PLT PREFLIGHTED THE ACFT WHILE THE PLT WAS ENROUTE TO THE ARPT. THE PLT ARRIVED BETWEEN 0920 & 0925. AFTER ENPLANING & LOADING, HE MADE AN IMMEDIATE START & TAXIED A SHORT DISTANCE TO THE RWY.THE CHIEF PLT NOTED THAT APRX 2 MIN HAD ELAPSED FROM THE ENG START UNTIL THE TAKEOFF ROLL WAS STARTED. UP TO 3 MIN WAS NEEDED FOR THE GYRO TO BE UP TO SPEED AFTER THE GENERATOR HAD BEEN SELECTED. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE CEILING WAS BETWEEN 20-100 FT & THE VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED BY FOG. THE ACFT TOOK OFF AT 0930. AT 0934 NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED THAT THE ACFT HAD CRASHED. IT IMPACTED 1.75 MI NORTH OF THE ARPT IN ABOUT A 30 DEG NOSE DOWN, 90 DEG LEFT BANK ATTITUDE.NO PREIMPACT FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE CHIEF PLT STATED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES ON THE PREVIOUS FLT, BUT HENOTED THAT SOME AVIONICS HAD BEEN SLOW TO WARM UP. ALSO THAT THE PLT HAD PREVIOUSLY USED THE COPLT'S HSI DURING TAKEOFF.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2CA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 551
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 5510024
- Airframe hours: 1150
- Engines: P&W JT15D-4 2500 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Coin Acceptors, Inc.
- Registered owner: Coin Acceptors, Inc.
- Departed: MOUNTAIN VIEW, MO
- Destination: ST. LOUIS, MO
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: Moutain View Airport, runway 28, 4,700 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 64; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 3,750 total, 1,750 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Temperature: 122 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19821118059069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821118059069A), Nov 18, 1982: Cessna 551, Mountain View, MO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost control shortly after takeoff into IMC. Airplane disintegrated on impact. Hurried takeoff. HSI not up to speed.

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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