Piper PA-140 N5741U
7 March 1985 · Lemay, Missouri, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 March 1985 at about 19:15 local time, a Piper PA-140 registered N5741U, operated by Charles L. Nichols, was involved in an accident near Lemay, Missouri, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lemay, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.5209, -90.2906
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-140
- Registration
- N5741U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Charles L. Nichols
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Heber Springs → Creve Coeur
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC85FCA01
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 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 ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED NO FUEL WAS PRESENT IN EITHER FUEL TANK AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILLAGE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 5 Oct 1985 | Cessna 172 | Guilford, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1985 | Quickie Q2 | Willard, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1985 | Cessna 152 | Independence, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1985 | Beechcraft A36 | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |