Rockwell International 700 accident near Neosho, Missouri, November 26, 1982
On November 26, 1982 at about 4:00 pm local time, a Rockwell International 700, registered N88LG, was substantially damaged in an accident near Neosho, Missouri (Neosho Memorial 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
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 26, 1982 · about 4:00 pm local time · cases in 1982
- Place
- Neosho, Missouri · Neosho Memorial · cases near this airport
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Rockwell International 700 · all 700s on the register
- Registration
- N88LG · registry record · serial 70030
- 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 STATED THAT HE MADE A VOR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 19 AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO TURN TO THE LEFT. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE TURN WITH THE RIGHT BRAKE HE FOUND THE BRAKE HAD FAILED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED HARD, ALIGNED ABOUT 15 DEGREES FROM THE RUNWAY HEADING. EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM REVEALED A LACK OF BRAKE FLUID. THERE WERE NO LEAKS IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 9,194 hours in all; 102 in this make and model; 144 in the last 90 days; 33 in the last 30 days; 961 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,319 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 6 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,947 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming TIO-540-R2AD (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: C Dallas TX
- Destination: C Neosho MO
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 19, 5,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 700 ft; scat at 300 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
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 N88LG the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N88LG on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Rockwell International 700 10 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Rockwell International 657 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming TIO-540-R2AD 1 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Neosho Hugh Robinson Airport · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in Missouri 1,637 since 1982 · 216 in the last ten years
- Missouri 5,812 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N88LG 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/MKC83LA027.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.