Piper PA-32-300 accident near Osage Beach, Missouri, August 27, 1995
On August 27, 1995 at about 10:00 pm local time, a Piper PA-32-300, registered N54417, was substantially damaged in an accident near Osage Beach, Missouri (Osage Beach airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the student pilot's misjudgement of distance and speed during the landing and 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 27, 1995 · about 10:00 pm local time
- Place
- Osage Beach, Missouri · Osage Beach · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300 · all PA-32-300s on the register
- Registration
- N54417 · registry record · serial 7440052
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AIRPORT TRAFFIC WAS USING RUNWAY 32 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS FLYING WITH A PASSENGER, LANDED ON RUNWAY 14. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED PAST THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 14, AND WENT INTO AN AREA OF TREES AND BRUSH. THE PASSENGER REPORTED THAT THE STUDENT PILOT SAID HE LANDED LONG AND FAST.
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: student
- Flight time: 370 hours in all; 339 in this make and model; 22 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MKC Kansas City MO at 9:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 14, 3,205 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 010° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 93°F (34°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:56 pm from AIZ, 5 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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