Beech 200 accident near Springfield, Missouri, January 10, 1983
On January 10, 1983, a Beech 200, registered N1847A, was substantially damaged in an accident near Springfield, Missouri. It was a business 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
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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
- January 10, 1983
- Place
- Springfield, Missouri
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 200 · all 200s on the register
- Registration
- N1847A · no longer on the register · serial BB916
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING AN EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING ON A HIGHWAY THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL ON FINAL APPROACH TO SPRINGFIELD, MO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM WHITE PLAINS, NY. TO TULSA, OK. THE PILOT DEPARTED WHITE PLAINS WITH LESS THAN FULL TANKS OF FUEL AND PASSED UP OPPORTUNITIES TO REFUEL ALONG HIS ROUTE. HE WAS LANDING AT SPRINGFIELD FOR FUEL WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
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: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 8,371 hours in all; 991 in this make and model; 137 in the last 90 days; 8,095 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 432 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, December 29, 1982; 34 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 12,500 lb
- Seats: 11
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W DT-6-42 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: HPN White Plains NY at 7:57 pm
- Destination: TUL Tulsa OK
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 2,600 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 48°F (9°C), dew point 39°F (4°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
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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