Piper PA-32R-300 accident near Lakeview, AR
On June 26, 2009, a Piper PA-32R-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lakeview, AR. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 26, 2009
- Place
- Lakeview, AR
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.351°N, 92.539°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090629X01338
Official records · CEN09FA393
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Weather Briefing: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 26, 2009, at 0904 central daylight time, a Piper PA-32R-300, N38171, registered to and operated by PropAire, Inc., of St. Louis, Missouri, and piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when it struck a tree and impacted terrain shortly after taking off from Gaston's Air strip (3MO), Lakeview, Arkansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. A fourth passenger was seriously injured, and a fifth passenger sustained minor injuries. The cross-country flight was originating at the time of the accident, and was en route to Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS), St. Louis, Missouri. According to Global Positioning System (GPS) data retrieved from the airplane, the pilot and his party departed Spirit of St. Louis Airport at 0647 on June 23, and arrived at Gaston’s Airstrip at 0703. They were planning to go fishing for the next three days. According to Lockheed Martin records, the pilot telephoned the flight service station (FSS) on June 26 at 0815 and obtained a weather briefing for the return flight to SUS. He did not file a flight plan. The pilot and his passengers were driven to the airstrip by a Gaston employee. The employee said the passengers “wore plastic bags on their feet” and “had luggage on their laps.” He thought the airplane was “overloaded” and the passengers “were tense, [but] maybe [it was] just the he
Probable cause
The pilot's poor judgment/decision making in attempting the no-flap takeoff, his failure to comply with weight and balance limitations, and his failure to calculate the airplane's performance under exiting 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.
