Porterfield FP-65 accident near Sedalia, MO
On September 1, 2005, a Porterfield FP-65 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sedalia, MO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 1, 2005
- Place
- Sedalia, MO
- Aircraft
- Porterfield FP-65 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.707°N, 93.176°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050901X01363
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 31, 2005, about 1930 central daylight time, a Porterfield FP-65 airplane, N37855, was substantially damaged during an in-flight collision with terrain after takeoff from a private airstrip near Sedalia, Missouri. The local flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector assigned to the accident, a witness reported that the airplane rolled upside down and descended to the ground. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The FAA inspector reported that there was no record of the pilot ever having been issued a pilot or medical certificate. A flight time logbook for the pilot was not located. Volunteer firefighters on-scene reported that the pilot was known to make short flights around the area late in the evening. They noted that the pilot maintained the airplane himself. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The accident airplane was a 1941 model year, Porterfield FP-65, serial number 1002. The FP-65 was a high-wing, single-engine, 2-place airplane, with a conventional (tail-wheel) landing gear configuration. The airplane was powered by a Franklin 4AC-176B, 65-horsepower, reciprocating engine. According to the previous owner, the accident pilot purchased the airplane on October 11, 1999. FAA records still listed the previous owner as the owner of record. There was no record of the accident pilot submitting a registration application for the airplane. Maintenance logbooks for the airplane were not located. METEOR
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed and the inadvertent stall/spin resulting in an in-flight loss of control and collision with terrain.
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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.
