Piper PA-32R-300 accident near Fredricktown, MO
On March 29, 2011, a Piper PA-32R-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fredricktown, MO. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 29, 2011
- Place
- Fredricktown, MO
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 37.512°N, 90.533°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110404X10645
Official records · CEN11FA263
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 29, 2011, the wreckage of a Piper PA-32R-300, N4085F, was found in a wooded area about 9 miles west-southwest of Fredricktown, Missouri, after an alert notice was issued due to a family concern of a missing aircraft on March 28, 2011. The non instrument rated private pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. The airplane was registered to Neplusultra Corp and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 flight. Night marginal visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight originated from Flagler County Airport, Palm Coast, Florida, and was en route to Chippewa Valley Regional Airport, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. An invoice from a fixed base operator (FBO) at Ormond Beach Municipal Airport (OMN), Ormond Beach, Florida, dated March 26, 2011, at 1034 eastern daylight time, showed a charge for a tie down for N4085F. A credit card receipt from the same FBO, dated March 26, 2011, at 1353 eastern daylight time, showed a charge for 67 gallons of 100 low lead fuel charged to Neplusultra Corp. There was no contact with N4085F for weather and flight plan services in the 45 days preceding the accident. There was also no Direct User Access Terminal Service access for these services. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 61, was issued a private pilot certificate with an airplane single-engine land rating, which was followed by the issuance of a multi-engine land ratings on January 15, 1977. The pilot was last issued an airman medical certific
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to attempt to maintain visual flight by descending below an area of deteriorating forecast weather to an altitude that did not provide adequate terrain clearance.
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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.
