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NTSB investigations, 1987, MO

180,641 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,620 accidents, the rest incidents and other occurrences. Each has NTSB’s narrative and, once the investigation is done, its probable cause; since 2008, its findings and sequence of events.

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NTSB MKC88LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8-A · Chillicothe, MODuring a ldg attempt, acft touched down and swerved abruptly. Loss of control was experienced by PIC, and acft made a 180 degree turn on the runway. PIC stated the brakes may have been frozen, as he had taxied thru standing water during departure.Dec 26, 1987 · N71288 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSonerai 2L · St. Louis, MOWhile practicing take offs and ldgs, PIC lost directional control during rollout. He added power and struck a snowbank just after becoming airborne during running takeoff.Dec 21, 1987 · N502WM · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88FA028Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportAero Commander 680FL · Kansas City, MOAt 2108:57 ea flt 275(EA275) a Boeing 727, was cleared to takeoff on runway 19 and at 2110:24 N6509V, an Aero Commander,was cleared to taxi into position and hold. N6509V entered runway 19 near mid-field at taxiway A-3 without advising the tower of his intent…Dec 16, 1987 · N6509V · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88FA027Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBritish Aerospace BAE-3101 · Joplin, MOThe capt stated that he had planned the approach at a higher-than-normal airspeed and altitude due to a reported low level windshear. At 400 feet AGL the acft entered a light downdraft but the crew corrected the descent profile with power. At 200 feet AGL the…Dec 14, 1987 · N331PX · DestroyedNTSB MKC88LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Bonne Terre, MOThe plt rprtd the eng lost pwr fm fuel exhaustion as he was cruising at ngt on a x-country flt at 6500' MSL. He declaredan emerg with st louis apch & reqd vectors to the nearest arpt. The controller (ctlr) provided vectors to the Bonne Terre arpt which was…Nov 5, 1987 · N8303Y · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Sweet Springs, MODuring a night cross country flight an emergency ldg was made due to complete power failure. PIC said he failed to visually check fuel supply before departure, and also failed to check winds aloft, which were quartering headwinds, of twenty five knots. Post…Nov 2, 1987 · N46094 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA009Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA5B · Branson, MODuring a lndg on a 3600 ft strip, the acft touched down long. The acft ran off the departure end of the rwy and collided with the terrain causing substantial damage to the acft. Witnesses said they could not find any skid marks along the path taken by the…Oct 18, 1987 · N499GT · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA020Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Warrensburg, MOPIC stated she had misjudged ldg, resulting in an uncontrolled porpoise, damaging nose wheel and stabilator. She aborted ldg attempt and returned to departure airport. Considerable difficulty controlling the acft was encountered, but with outside radio…Oct 17, 1987 · N2969X · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88FA007Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportChampion Aeronca 7GC · Columbia, MOWitnesses reported the pilot had planned to practice 'taildragger' takeoffs and landings. They reported the aircraft operated routinely from engine start through the final approach segment of a VFR traffic pattern. While stabilized at about 400 ft AGL on…Oct 14, 1987 · N4889E · DestroyedNTSB MKC88LA006Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing A-75 · Creve Coeur, MOWhile practicing stop and go ldgs, plt lost control during rollout. Acft swerved and entered an inadvertent ground loop. The right main landing gear failed and the right lower wing contacted the ground.Oct 9, 1987 · N1754M · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7GCB · Warrensburg, MOThe plt indicated that on final app, when ovr the rwy threshold, he leveled the acft off at abt 10 ft and it dropped in. Subsequent inspection revealed that all four wing spars had longitudinal cracks. The plt had recently purchased the acft and had abt 14…Oct 8, 1987 · N9967Y · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA184Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Ozark, MODuring a ldg, the acft touched down long, ran off the end of the airstrip and struck a fence and then a ditch. The rwy was 2100 feet long, downsloping, and the grass surface was wet.Sep 29, 1987 · N7275W · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA180Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Osage Beach, MOWhile performing as PIC during a biennial flt review, the CFI requested that the owner perform a short fld lndg using full flaps in cross wind conditions. The acft struck the terrain 50 feet short of the rwy and bounced onto the approach end of it. The CFI…Sep 26, 1987 · N5279P · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA178Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander 500B · Kansas City, MOThe pilot was on approach to Kansas City international when he was requested to slow down and follow another aircraft. He used his checklist and decided to leave the gear up until he was closer to the airport. On short final he extended the flaps but failed…Sep 26, 1987 · N192CA · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA177Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A23A · Wentzville, MOThe airplane became airborne after 1000 feet. A witness stated that after climbing to abt 10 feet, the right wing dropped almost to the ground. The acft then pulled up sharply to almost vertical and stalled at abt 75 feet above the ground and collided with a…Sep 23, 1987 · N6958Q · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA176Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEllsworth Varieze · Lebanon, MOThe PIC was back-taxiing down rwy 18 with a planned dept to the north. The PIC stated that he applied brakes in order to modify his direction during the taxi, but the brake failed to compensate. The PIC further stated that he applied more pwr in an attempt to…Sep 21, 1987 · N24GE · DestroyedNTSB MKC87LA173Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Festus, MOThe CFI was giving inst to a pvt plt who was undergoing a biennial flt review. The pvt plt cmpltd the maneuvers and ret to the arpt. The lndg was aborted and a go-around was made. The CFI took control and executed another appch. The pvt plt was to monitor an…Sep 19, 1987 · N13568 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87FA163Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech 35 · Excelsior Spgs, MOAccording to witnesses, the pilot declared an emergency over the radio stating that the eng was losing power and that she was attempting an emerg lndg at Excelsior springs arpt. The pilot stated that she initiated a go-around, after the rwy was assured, due…Aug 18, 1987 · N3204V · DestroyedNTSB MKC87LA160Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American Navion · Chillicothe, MOThe PIC was ferrying the navion to a distant location to undergo an annual insp. Abt 20 min into the flt, the PIC rptd experiencing eng pblms. The PIC was able to fly to a nearby arpt for a precautionary lndg. Instead of making the lndg the PIC went around to…Aug 8, 1987 · N8569H · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87DCA03Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportBurkholder Q-2 · St Charles, MODrg takeoff, the eng began to run rough at an estd alt of 50 to 100 ft AGL & would not developed enough power to maint flt. Subsequently, as the plt was lndg in a soybean field, the acft flipped over & came to rest in an upright attitude. A teardown of the…Aug 8, 1987 · N3891P · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA152Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander Callair A9-B · Osgood, MODuring an aerial application operation, pilot experienced partial power loss and vibration, followed by a loud explosive sound and total loss of power. An emergency ldg was made followed by a nose over. Postaccident inspection revealed the entire propeller…Jul 31, 1987 · N7726V · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA146Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Columbia, MOThe instructor and the student were making a landing on a short grass runway. The instructor stated they landed fast and were not able to stop. He considered a go-around but decided sufficient runway did not remain to perform the go-around. The airplane…Jul 22, 1987 · N47354 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA143Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer G-164A · Lilbourn, MOWhile returning from an aerial application flight, the aircraft's engine lost power and quit. The pilot made a forced landing in a soft field and nosed over. Post accident inspection revealed a cylinder was cracked. Several hours after the accident, the…Jul 21, 1987 · N8911H · DestroyedNTSB MKC87LA142Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Kansas City, MOAfter lndg, the PIC was clrd to taxi to the g/a ramp. He was not aware of the new g/a ramp & proceeded toward the old ramp. He saw a large acft coming from the opposite drctn on the same twy, so he modified his route by selecting another way. Mistakenly, he…Jul 19, 1987 · N6603H · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87DCA02Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportRotorway Exec · Highridge, MOThe plt said the helicopter enctrd hi density altitude problems as it was moving out of ground effect drg takeoff. Subsequently, the helicopter settled into trees, then crashed to the ground in an inverted attitude. The temp & dew point were 90 & 77 deg,…Jul 19, 1987 · N275FS · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA141Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 175C · Bear Creek, MODuring a personal xc flt, plt experienced a partial loss of power followed by a total loss of power. During emergency ldg, pilot stated that he prematurely added full flaps, which resulted in too steep of a descent, causing acft to be short of intended…Jul 18, 1987 · N8326T · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA137Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT301A · Baderville, MODuring an aerial application operation, the pilot experienced a violent engine vibration. He reduced power and attempted an emergency ldg. Acft nosed over on landing. The pilot exited aircraft through side window. Acft caught fire and was destroyed.…Jul 12, 1987 · N3169N · DestroyedNTSB MKC87FA130Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportMitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Kansas City, MODuring a takeoff, PIC lost directional control of acft, causing it to swerve off the active runway, spin around, shearing the nose gear assembly and left main wheel. The nose wheel strut assembly careened into the right powerplant propeller causing the torque…Jul 3, 1987 · N271MA · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA117Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · East Lynne, MOThe PIC had been practicing t&g lndgs for the previous hour or so and decided to stop briefly to wait out rain showers in the area. After waiting the PIC fueled the acft with 10 gal of avn fuel and taxied to the active rwy to return to his originating arpt.…Jun 20, 1987 · N17297 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA171Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna TU206G · West Plains, MODuring ldg phase of operation, PIC was unable to stop the acft before striking a fence on the overrun. Plt stated a rain shower had just passed through which left the dirt surface slick and muddy. He stated that he was unable to obtain effective braking due…Jun 19, 1987 · N4881U · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Neelyville, MOThe ag pilot was making a low pass to wave his flagman out of the field. The engine response was slow and he was forced to land. To keep from hitting trees, pilot overbraked and flipped airplane forward to inverted position.Jun 18, 1987 · N5214 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA109Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · St. Louis, MOThe pilot stated that he departed St. Louis downtown-parks airport (cps) on a round-robin flight with planned stops at st. clair memorial airport (K39), Missouri, and richland municipal airport (M034), Missouri. The return flight to cps included another stop…May 22, 1987 · N6136Q · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA111Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150H · Miami, MOThe pilot had completed the landing at a private airport and was taxiing at the edge of the gravel runway. He hit a clump of grass and dirt and partially collapsed the nose gear.May 11, 1987 · N6561S · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87FA094Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Neelyville, MOWitnesses stated that the p.I.c. had aborted several takeoff attempts while trying to depart to the north--the winds were originating from the southwest at approximately 5 mph. The aircraft eventually departed from, and almost used the full length of, runway…Apr 29, 1987 · N44213 · DestroyedNTSB MKC87LA096Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRotorway Executive · Gerald, MOThe stu PIC was solo on a x-country flt when the eng backfired. The stu entered autorotation with low rotor RPM which accelerated the descent rate. The stu flared before touchdown but did not level the helo in time to land. The tailboom struck the gnd and the…Apr 28, 1987 · N4891H · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA097Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Marshfield, MOThe PIC made an uneventful cross country flt and touchdown to his destination arpt. During the rollout aft lndg, the PIC rptd a gust 90 degrees fm the left forced the acft to veer left and off the rwy. Tall grass was encountered aft the acft dptd the rwy…Apr 27, 1987 · N2595B · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA084Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportThorp T-18 · Bowling Green, MOThe PIC rptdly encountered a gust of wind during the landing flare. The PIC lost control as one main landing gear impacted the ground abruptly and his head hit the side of the canopy. The acft veered off the side of the rwy into tall grass and soft terrain.…Apr 20, 1987 · N218HW · Substantial damageNTSB DCA87MA026Accident · 4 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportBoeing 707-351C · Kansas City, MODrg arr, buffalo airways flt 721 was vectored for an ILS rwy 1 apch. Except for deviations to avoid tstms, dscnt to the terminal area was routine. At 2151:01, the flt was adzd it was 5 mi fm the outer marker (om), was given a final vector to intercept the ILS…Apr 14, 1987 · N144SP · DestroyedNTSB MKC87FA078Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportLake LA-4-200 · Nixa, MOThe normal procedure for operating at this airstrip was to always take off to the east and land to the west when winds were not excessive. Winds elsewhere in area were from southeast at 13 knots while at this strip, they were from the east at 30 knots. After…Apr 12, 1987 · N2847P · DestroyedNTSB MKC87LA081Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Kirksville, MODrg a night landing, the plt did not get the acft flared before touchdown. Subsequently, it contacted the rwy with the nose wheel. Drg the occurrence, the nose gear, prop & eng fire wall were damaged.Apr 9, 1987 · N5515Q · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA101Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Eldon, MOAccording to the pilot, winds were light prior to the final approach, but a gust of wind picked up the right wing and the aircraft ballooned during the flare, running out of airspeed while in a full-stall/three-point attitude. Upon impact, both main gears…Apr 8, 1987 · N2559N · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA080Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairchild SA-227 · Springfield, MOOn April 6, 1987 a crew operating a metro iii, commuter acft noticed damage on both eng nacelles during a preflt insp. The commuter operator chief pilot was notified and an on site insp was made. The crew originally rptng the damage claimed they were not at…Apr 7, 1987 · N26863 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87FA067Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBalloon Works Firefly 6 · Kansas City, MOThe pilot stated that lift-off and climbout were normal but, shortly thereafter, the fuel pilot light began to fail continuously until the burner flamed out. The passengers were briefed and the chase vehicle was contacted by cb radio before the plt climbed up…Apr 5, 1987 · N3695B · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA071Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Creve Coeur, MOThe PIC was practicing landings in gusty crosswind conditions. PIC landed long, and after rolling a short distance, perceived that the wind direction had changed. The PIC stated that this new wind direction was now more of a tailwind. The PIC did not select a…Apr 1, 1987 · N89316 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA068Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150F · Fremont, MOThe student pilot got off course on the first leg of his solo cross-country flight. He landed at an airport for fuel and directions, but the airport was deserted. When he departed for a nearby airport, he could not find that airport. After the student pilot…Mar 28, 1987 · N6978F · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA065Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech BE-58 · Houston, MOThe airplane was on an IFR flight plan and five miles from the airport, the airplane broke out of the clouds and proceeded VFR to the airport. It was a dark night and light rain was falling. The pilot stated he flew over the airport twice looking for a wind…Mar 24, 1987 · N38077 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87IA066Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Neosho, MOThe acft had just been purchased & was being ferried from st louis, MO to san carlos, CA. The plt rprtd he was flying from springfield to tulsa, when he encountered unforecast wx & elected to divert to Neosho or return to springfield. He began a left turn…Mar 24, 1987 · N98763 · Minor damageNTSB MKC87LA061Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182J · Archie, MOThe plt stated that, after refueling with auto gas at the pvt airstrip, water was found in the fuel being drained fm the sumps. After rocking the acft several times and noting no further water accumulation in the fuel samples, the plt further stated, a…Mar 12, 1987 · N3124F · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA059Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 320E · Point Lookout, MOThe student plt landed the acft and allowed it to slow before applying brakes. The student stated, the acft then began veering to the right side of the rwy. Attempts by the student and CFI to correct the situation were ineffective and the acft departed the…Mar 10, 1987 · N712SF · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA058Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 175 · Tipton, MOThe pilot stated that, fifteen minutes into the flight, while at cruise the engine oil pressure began dropping as the oil temperature rose. While attempting to reach sedalia, Missouri to perform a precautionary landing, oil began covering the aircraft's…Mar 7, 1987 · N7135M · Substantial damage