Piper PA-24-151 N7993C
29 August 1983 · Chesterfield, Missouri, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 August 1983 at about 10:51 local time, a Piper PA-24-151 registered N7993C, operated by Plane Shack, was involved in an accident near Chesterfield, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:51
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chesterfield, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Spirit of St Louis (SUS)
- Coordinates
- 38.6495, -90.5309
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-151
- Registration
- N7993C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Plane Shack
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lawrenceburg → Chesterfield
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MKC83FA205
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT LANDED A LAWRENCEBURG, TN, ON THE EVENING OF 8/28/83. THUNDERSTORMS WERE REPORTED IN THE AREA AT THAT TIME. AT LAWRENCEBURG, FUEL WAS AVAILABLE DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. AT 0203 THE NEXT MORNING, THE PLT CALLED THE MUSCLE SHOALS FSS & OBTAINED A WX BRIEFING & FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN. HE DEPARTED LAWRENCEBURG AT ABOUT 0250. DURING ARRIVAL TO LAND AT THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS ARPT, HE WAS ADVISE THAT THE WX WAS: SKY PARTIALLY OBSCURED, 1/8 MI VISIBILITY WITH FOG & HAZE, WIND CALM. ALSO, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE OUTER MARKER LOCATOR WAS OUT OF SERVICE. THE PLT FLEW AN ILS APCH, BUT MADE A MISSED APCH. HE STARTED TO DIVERT TO WEISS ARPT (APRX 12 MI AWAY), BUT THE ENG BEGAN LOSING POWER FROM LOW FUEL. VECTORS WERE PROVIDED BACK TO THE SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS ARPT & THE PLT TRIED TO LAND AGAIN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ENG QUIT RUNNING & THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN, RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE WING TANKS OR ENG FUEL LINES. THE PLT WAS DUE TO BE AT WORK AT 0600 & HIS TRANSPORTATION WAS AT SPIRIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-24-400 | Salem, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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