Piper PA-34-200T accident near Stover, Missouri, May 1, 1983
On May 1, 1983 at about 1:32 am local time, a Piper PA-34-200T, registered N1091X, was destroyed in an accident near Stover, Missouri. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 4 people were killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 1, 1983 · about 1:32 am local time
- Place
- Stover, Missouri · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 4 people were killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T · all PA-34-200Ts on the register
- Registration
- N1091X · no longer on the register · serial 34-7570206
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA IN A HIGH SPEED DESCENT ON A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT. THE PILOT HAD TELEPHONED THE ST. LOUIS FSS ON 04/30/83 AND REQUESTED KANSAS CITY WEATHER. THE WEATHER BRIEFER ADVISED THE PILOT THAT THE AREA WAS IN A TORNADO WATCH. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEGED AND WAS GIVEN THE BRIEFING HE REQUESTED. THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLT PLAN OR MAKE ANY RADIO CALLS. THE FLT WAS MONITORED ON RADAR AND SEEN TO DISAPPEAR AT 2033 CDT. WHEN HE WAS REPORTED MISSING HISPOSITION WAS PLOTTED FROM THIS LAST KNOWN POSITION AND THIS IS WHERE HE WAS FOUND ON 05/03/83 BY CAP. THE WEATHER MAP INDICATES HE WAS IN A THUNDERSTORM AREA AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE PILOT WHO WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED AND HIS 3 PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED.
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
- Flight time: 4,609 hours in all; 530 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,800 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 8, 1983; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,570 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TS10-360E (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: AIZ Kaiser MO
- Destination: OJC Olathe KS
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 030° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 1,500 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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