Piper PA-28 N5424W

Summary

On 15 July 1985 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N5424W was involved in an accident near Springfield, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 July 1985 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Springfield, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Unknown

Coordinates

37.2794, -93.2895

Aircraft

Piper PA-28

Registration

N5424W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Abilene → Springfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC85LA159

Nobody was injured.

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

DURING A WX BRIEFING, THE PLT WAS ADVISED OF POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS AT HIS DESTINATION. WHILE EN ROUTE, HE WAS TOLD THAT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AT HIS DESTINATION WAS CONFIRMED BY RADAR. DURING THE LAST 40 MIN OF THE FLT, THE PLT FLEW PAST APRX 15 ARPTS WHERE HE COULD HAVE LANDED IN VFR CONDITIONS. DURING ARRIVAL, THE ARPT WAS WELL BELOW VFR MINIMUMS. SINCE THE ACFT WAS LOW ON FUEL, THE PLT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD. DURING THE ROLL-OUT THE ACFT STRUCK A BARBED WIRE FENCE & TWO FENCE POSTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.