- Date
- December 4, 1982, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Near Vichy, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N60171Beech C23
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821204062299A
- Case key
- 71948
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While enroute from cape girardeau, MO to rolla, MO, the pilot encountered an area of low ceilings and fog. While he was trying to remain VFR at low altitude, the aircraft struck trees on top of a hill. The pilot climbed abruptly, but the plane stalled, entered a spin, then crashed. Nine miles away, the 1256 CST weather at Vichy, MO was: indefinite ceiling, 200 ft obscured, 1/4 mile visibility with light drizzle and fog, temperature and dew point 56 degrees, wind from 110 degrees at 8 KTS, altimeter 29.82. The pilot reported that he had not requested a weather briefing before takeoff, but had relied on information from an unofficial source.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60171
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-2148
- Airframe hours
- 1,870
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- John A. Schulkins
- Registered owner
- John A. Schulkins
- Departed
- CGI · Cape Girardeau, MO
- Destination
- K04 · Rolla, MO
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,862 total · 25 in this make and model · 1,862 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.