ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29992
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| Date: | Monday 16 October 2000 |
| Time: | 19:33 |
| Type: |  Cessna 335 |
| Owner/operator: | Executive Services |
| Registration: | N8354N |
| MSN: | 335-0063 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2257 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-EB8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Hillsboro, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Cahokia, IL (CPS) |
| New Madrid, MO (EIW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Cessna 335, N8354N, crashed near Hillsboro, Missouri. The pilot and two passengers were killed, and the airplane was destroyed. Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed for the flight, which departed Cahokia, IL (CPS) about 19:15 on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to control the airplane while maneuvering because of spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident were the failure of the airplane's primary attitude indicator and the adverse weather conditions, including turbulence.
Killed: Mel Carnahan, Governor of Missouri, his son Roger “Randy” Carnahan (the pilot) and Chris Sifford, the govenor’s campaign advisor and former chief of staff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X22136&key=1
Images:
Figure: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Mar-2009 11:33 | harro | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 12-Dec-2017 19:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2019 20:06 | liamdaniel98 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2022 20:40 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
| 27-Jan-2022 20:44 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, Photo] |
| 27-Jan-2022 20:46 | harro | Updated [[Narrative, Accident report, Photo]] |
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