Piper PA-31T1 accident near Osage Beach, Missouri, August 13, 1992
On August 13, 1992 at about 3:10 pm local time, a Piper PA-31T1, registered N701PT, was substantially damaged in an accident near Osage Beach, Missouri (Linn Creek-Grand Glaize airport). It was an executive or corporate flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 13, 1992 · about 3:10 pm local time
- Place
- Osage Beach, Missouri · Linn Creek-Grand Glaize · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31T1 · all PA-31T1s on the register
- Registration
- N701PT · registry record · serial 31T-8004008
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive or corporate flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT FLEW A VOR APPROACH AND CANCELLED HIS IFR CLEARANCE AFTER HE BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS. HE CONTINUED THE APPROACH FOR A VISUAL LANDING AND TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT STRUCK THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY ON ROLLOUT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 1,900 hours in all; 700 in this make and model; 36 in the last 90 days; 9 in the last 30 days; 1,685 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,790 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, April 3, 1992; 48 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 8,700 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W PT6A-11 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Natoli Engineering CO., INC.
The flight
- Departed from: SUS Chesterfield MO at 2:30 pm
- Destination: K15 Osage Beach MO
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 32, 3,205 ft by 60 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 040° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 900 ft; not recorded at 900 ft
- Temperature: 63°F (17°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:15 pm from AIZ, 6 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 4 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N701PT the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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