Date:	Sunday 29 November 1970
Time:	23:00 LT
Type:	Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N431AP
MSN:	30-1713
Year of manufacture:	1968
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Fulton-Elton Hensley Memorial Airport, Fulton, Missouri -   United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Minneapolis (MSP/KMSP)
Destination airport:	Fulton-Elton Hensley Memorial Airport, Fulton, Missouri (FTT/KFTT)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) November 29, 1970 when crashed on approach to Fulton-Elton Hensley Memorial Airport, Fulton, Missouri (FTT/KFTT): aircraft descended into known fog conditions and collided with trees at approximate co ordinates 38'49" N, 092'02" W. Probably crashed as a result of a CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain). The pilot - the sole person on board - was killed. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:

"COLLIDED WITH: TREES
IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FACTOR(S)
WEATHER - LOW CEILING - FOG - VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS"

Aircraft initially posted as "missing" until wreckage located and recovered: Recovery date November 30, 1970 (next day). Registration N431AP cancelled by the FAA on January 15, 1971

1. NTSB Identification: MKC71AK029 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=58031&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=431AP
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/mo/N431AP/
4. http://voidmain.is-a-geek.net/crash/
5. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N431AP.html

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
25-Feb-2008 12:00	ASN archive	Added
27-Jan-2017 17:47	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]