- Date
- June 16, 1985, 19:35 local (Jun 17, 1985, 00:35 UTC)
- Place
- Gravois Mills, MO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1141LHildebrand Spezio Sport DAL-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850616067699A
- Case key
- 33841
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Analysis
Witnesses reported that the acft made at least two complete circles over a cove on lake of the ozarks at low alt. Part of the acft track took it over the southeast shoreline where several lake homes are located. During the third circle, as the acft approached the lake in a rt turn, the rt wing dropped abruptly, the acft descended and hit a covered boat dock. The acft then fell into the lake beside the dock.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1141L
- Reported as
- Hildebrand Spezio Sport DAL-1 (SPEZIO SPO)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 85
- Airframe hours
- 360
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-G, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lee Mace
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 11, 1984 · 9 hours before
- Departed
- K15 · Osage Beach, MO
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- COU, 42 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.