ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36273
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| Date: | Friday 13 April 1990 |
| Time: | 20:44 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Mount Vernon Fireplaces |
| Registration: | N6KG |
| MSN: | 31-7952215 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2737 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540-J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bois D'arc, Greene County, 7 miles SW of Mount Vernon, Missouri -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Springfield Municipal Airport, Springfield, MO (SGF/KGSF) |
| Mount Vernon, Missouri (FAA LID: MO20) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE INSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT DEPARTED SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI AT NIGHT ON A VFR FLIGHT TO MOUNT VERNON, MISSOURI. AFTER TAKING OFF FROM RUNWAY 20, A RIGHT TURN WAS MADE FOR A CLIMB TO 3000 FEET. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, TOWER PERSONNEL LOST RADAR CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT & NOTIFIED THE FAA REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTH WEST OF THE AIRPORT.
A WITNESS REPORTED SEEING AN AIRCRAFT DESCENDED OUT OF LOW CLOUDS IN THE AREA, BUT DID NOT SEE THE ACTUAL CRASH. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON AN EASTERLY HEADING, WHILE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. IMPACT OCCURRED IN A LEFT WING DOWN, NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. NO PRE-IMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND. ALSO, NO RECORD OF A PRE-FLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING WAS FOUND.
CAUSE: INADVERTENT FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION, DARKNESS, LOW CEILING, AND FOG.
REGISTRATION N6KG CANCELLED BY THE FAA ON OCTOBER 30, 1990 AS "DESTROYED"
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification MKC90FA082 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/Results.aspx?queryId=27cbdb63-1bff-4757-a6d2-7ef8cbccf662
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6KG
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1990/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-springfield-1-killed-2/]
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/mo/N6KG/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Jun-2015 20:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 19-Jun-2015 20:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2015 20:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Oct-2017 20:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2023 03:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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