- Date
- March 19, 1984, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Gasconade, MO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N30667Piper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840319007109A
- Case key
- 33521
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Analysis
The plt landed at an arpt where, by his own description, the wx was near zero in rain. He then received 2 wx briefings. During the 1st briefing the plt indicated that he could make the flt IFR. The plt was advised of a SIGMET for severe icing conditions at lower altitudes in the columbia area. During the 2nd briefing he was advised that columbia wx was indefinite 100 ft sky obscured, 1/4 mi visibility in light drizzle & fog. The flt departed litchfield at about 1400. At 1530 the acft collided with the tops of trees on a steep, tree covered bluff along the south side of the Missouri river.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30667
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7990097
- Airframe hours
- 80
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Talos Flyers, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 12, 1983 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- 3LF · Litchfield, IL
- Destination
- COU · Columbia
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 300 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 10 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- COU, 33 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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