Piper PA34-200T accident near Branson, MO
On March 20, 2006, a Piper PA34-200T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Branson, MO. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 20, 2006
- Place
- Branson, MO
- Aircraft
- Piper PA34-200T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.636°N, 93.284°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060329X00365
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 20, 2006, at 1231 central standard time, a Piper PA34-200T Seneca II, N21RR, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed during an in-flight collision with a residential power transmission wire, a storage building and terrain, and subsequent post-impact fire, in Branson, Missouri. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91 on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and three passengers sustained fatal injuries. The flight departed M. Graham Clark - Taney County Airport (PLK), Point Lookout, Missouri, about 1220. The intended destination was Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB), Lubbock, Texas. According to the airport manager, the accident airplane arrived at PLK on March 16th, four days prior to the accident. On the fixed base operator (FBO) registration form, the pilot requested that the airplane be "topped off" with 100 low lead aviation fuel for a Sunday morning departure. The airport manager reported that the pilot had attempted to depart on Saturday but subsequently decided not to do so. He commented that the airplane remained parked on the ramp on Sunday and that it "rained all day." The airport manager recalled that prior to departure on the morning of the accident, the accident pilot seemed "anxious" and "in a hurry." He commented that the pilot ran the engines for about 10 minutes before he shut down and returned to the terminal for a weather briefing. He reported he saw a portion of the takeoff, and that it appeared t
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin while maneuvering to return to the departure airport for landing after declaring an emergency for unspecified reasons. Additional factors were the low cloud ceiling (instrument conditions), the low altitude at the time of the inadvertent stall, the residential power transmission wire and the storage bu
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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.
