Piper PA-28-180 accident near Viburnum, MO
On April 14, 2007, a Piper PA-28-180 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Viburnum, MO. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 14, 2007
- Place
- Viburnum, MO
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.711°N, 91.119°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070420X00440
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 14, 2007, about 0843 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-180, N8969J, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed during an in-flight collision with trees and terrain near Viburnum, Missouri. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the vicinity at the time of the accident. The pilot and two passengers sustained fatal injuries. The flight departed Jefferson City Memorial Airport (JEF), Jefferson City, Missouri, about 0753. The intended destination was Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL), Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The day prior to the accident, the pilot contacted Fort Dodge Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) and requested a preflight weather briefing for the route from James G. Whiting Memorial Field Airport (MEY), Mapleton, Iowa, to Rolla National Airport (VIH), Rolla/Vichy, Missouri, and then to MSL. The pilot noted that they were on their way to Kendall Executive Airport near Miami, Florida, "by tomorrow sometime." The briefer advised the pilot of a weather system involving rain and thunderstorms in the vicinity of VIH. The pilot elected to amend his intended destination and filed a flight plan to Columbia Regional Airport (COU), Columbia, Missouri. The flight ultimately proceeded to JEF, reportedly because instrument charts were not available at COU. JEF was located about 13 miles south of COU. On the morning of the accident, at 0704, the pilot contacted Fort Dodge AFSS and requested a preflight
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of aircraft control during cruise flight in instrument meteorological conditions. Factors contributing to the accident were turbulence and icing conditions.
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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.
