Piper PA-28-140 accident near Maryland Heights, MO
On October 25, 2012, a Piper PA-28-140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Maryland Heights, MO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 25, 2012
- Place
- Maryland Heights, MO
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.774°N, 90.493°W
- NTSB ID
- 20121025X00050
Official records · CEN13FA030
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Partial Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 24, 2012, about 2040 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N55620, was substantially damaged when it impacted Creve Coeur Lake, near Maryland Heights, Missouri. The airline transport certificated pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated on a visual flight rules flight plan. The flight originated from Delaware, Ohio, and was en route to Creve Coeur Airport (K1H0), St. Louis, Missouri. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the flight had departed Factoryville, Pennsylvania, the day of the accident and stopped in Delaware, Ohio, for fuel. At 1952, the pilot contacted the St. Louis Lambert terminal radar approach control facility and reported his altitude as 4,500 feet. At 2007, the pilot requested clearance through class bravo (B) airspace, en route to Creve Coeur airport. The controller provided a clearance via the Cardinal VOR and was ultimately cleared to descend to and then below 2,200 feet. The pilot acknowledged these clearances. At 2037, the pilot was cleared to change to the advisory frequency for the Creve Coeur airport and acknowledged that transmission. No other communications were recorded between air traffic control and the pilot. A witness located on the northeast side of the lake reported that she heard the airplane fly overhead and stated that it sounded low. The airplane a
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to activate the carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.
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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.
