Piper PA-32R-301 accident near Kirksville, MO
On November 6, 2013, a Piper PA-32R-301 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kirksville, MO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 6, 2013
- Place
- Kirksville, MO
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-301 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.146°N, 92.528°W
- NTSB ID
- 20131106X11708
Official records · CEN14FA042
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Flight Service Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Recorded Air Traffic Control Radar Data (Plot): Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
On November 5, 2013, about 1912 central standard time (cst), a Piper PA-32R-301, N408DM, registered to RFG LLC and operated by Wisconsin Aviation, collided with trees and the terrain during an instrument approach to the Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK), Kirksville, Missouri. The certificated flight instructor (CFI) and private pilot were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The business/instructional flight was being operated under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The airplane was operating in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) shortly before the accident and an instrument flight plan was filed. The flight originated from the Centennial Airport (APA), Denver, Colorado, about 1543. According to the operator of the airplane the private pilot had flown to Denver for a business trip and was receiving instrument flight instruction from the CFI during the trip as part of the Pilot Mentor Program. The pilots' initial departure airport on the day of the accident was in Kearney, Nebraska. They departed the Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) at 0804 cst and flew to the Sterling Municipal Airport (STK), Sterling, Colorado where they landed at 0832 mountain standard time (mst). They departed STK at 0907 mst en route to APA where they landed at 0956 mst. Fixed base operator (FBO) personnel at APA reported the pilots requested that the airplane be "topped" off with fuel. The pilots then left the airport in a rental car and returned later in the day. FBO personnel reported that they did not notice anything unusual with either the pilots or the airplane. At 1305 mst, th
Probable cause
A loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident were the private pilot's impairment due to a sedating antihistamine and both pilots' fatigue.
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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.
