Cessna 182T accident near Chesterfield, MO
On September 13, 2004, a Cessna 182T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chesterfield, MO. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 13, 2004
- Place
- Chesterfield, MO
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.651°N, 90.684°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040920X01462
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 12, 2004, about 2116 central daylight time, a Cessna 182T, N843MC, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed on impact with trees and terrain on Howell Island, near Chesterfield, Missouri, during a go-around from runway 26R (5,000 feet by 75 feet, dry asphalt) at the Spirit of St Louis Airport (SUS), near Chesterfield, Missouri. A post impact fire occurred. The personal flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 91. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated from Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport, near Sikeston, Missouri, at time unknown and was in the pattern at SUS performing a go-around maneuver at the time of the accident. The pilot representing N843MC informed the tower at SUS that he was 11 miles south of the airport and was inbound for landing on the north runway. The flight was cleared to land on runway 26R. The pilot informed the tower that he was going around. The flight was cleared to make right traffic for runway 26R. Approximately 2116, the pilot confirmed the clearance for right traffic and that was the last transmission received from the flight. The St. Charles County Sheriff's Department report said that seven witnesses were contacted. The report stated, "All of the witnesses stated they saw a low flying aircraft disappear behind the woods before hearing a loud crash and seeing an explosion, which lasted a brief period of time." PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate w
Probable cause
The pilot not maintaining airspeed and the inadvertent stall he encountered during the go-around. A factor was the tree he impacted during his uncontrolled descent.
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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.
