Cessna U206G accident near Grain Valley, MO
On March 21, 1998, a Cessna U206G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Grain Valley, MO. 6 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 21, 1998
- Place
- Grain Valley, MO
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 6 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.001°N, 94.200°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X09633
Official records · CHI98FA106
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- FAA ATC Package Excerpts: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 21, 1998, at 1752 central standard time, a Cessna U206G, N506SD, piloted by a commercial pilot was destroyed during a collision with the ground and post-impact fire. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 parachute jump flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and five parachute jumpers were fatally injured. The flight departed Independence, Missouri, exact time unknown. The pilot of N506SD contacted the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Kansas City International Airport approach controller at 1740:22. The pilot referred to his flight as "...Skydive Six." The controller told the pilot that his airplane was 4-miles northeast of the Independence, Missouri, airport. He asked the pilot to "...say your request." N506SD's pilot did not respond. The controller made three more attempts to contact the pilot. During the third radio transmission to N506SD the controller repeated his earlier position report and advised the pilot of air traffic. At 1741:23, N506SD's pilot responded, "...Skydive six going to one one thousand." At that time radar data showed N506SD was at 3,000 feet above mean sea level (msl). Times between the radio contacts were filled with wind and engine noise according to the FAA records. At 1749:39, the FAA record reflects the controller heard engine and wind noise again from an unknown source. Fourteen seconds later, the record showed, an unknown source said, "What the .... was that?" At 1750:24, the report showed that the engine and wind noise ended. The controller cal
Probable cause
Pilot's inadequate preflight, the partial loss of oil and the resulting rod failure. A factor was the pilot's failure to maintain flying speed.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
