- Date
- August 18, 1985, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- New Madrid, MO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N267CDPiper PA-18-135
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850818039079A
- Case key
- 33853
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A witness said N267CD made a low pass down the farm airstrip and as the acft neared the end of the strip, it began a climb, banked to the left and descended to the ground. The acft impacted in a nose low, left wing low attitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N267CD
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-135
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 183991
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Branum Farms,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 22, 1985
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CGI, 30 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.