Piper PA-32-300 N931VN
24 May 1991 · St. Charles, Missouri, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 May 1991 at about 21:20 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N931VN, operated by WEB Associate Electronic, was involved in an accident near St. Charles, Missouri, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St. Charles, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Smartt (3SZ)
- Coordinates
- 38.7893, -90.5101
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300
- Registration
- N931VN
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- WEB Associate Electronic
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Lake Ozark
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI91LA164
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS, THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE AND THE VEHICLES WHICH THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 18, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND TRAVELED INTO THE GRASS WHERE THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A GRAIN WAGON AND A PICK-UP TRUCK. WIND CONDITIONS REPORTED 10NM AWAY WERE FROM 130 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. THE PILOT HAD A TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OF 103 HOURS AND HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS CONTROLLING THE AIRPLANE IN CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 1991 | Piper PA-32-300 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Joseph Pastuszek | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1991 | Piper PA-32-301 | Montauk, New York, United States | Three Wing Flying Service, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 May 1991 | Piper PA-32-300 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | Tropicair Pilot's Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1991 | Piper PA 32-300 | Anaheim, California, United States | Ameriflight | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1991 | Piper PA-32-301 | Eek, Alaska, United States | Kusko Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1991 | Piper PA-32-260 | Culebra | Alas del Caribe Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,695 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 1991 | Gremminger KOLB TWINSTAR | St. Genevieve, Missouri, United States | Greg W. Gremminger | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1991 | Manville AVID FLYER | Mexico, Missouri, United States | George Manville | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1991 | Schweizer G164B | Gideon, Missouri, United States | Wilkens Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1991 | Akins STINGER | Blairstown, Missouri, United States | Richard Akins | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Apr 1991 | Huff PULSAR | Missouri City, Missouri, United States | Glenn E. Huff | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1991 | Cessna 150L | Taylor, Missouri, United States | Haerr Field, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |