Piper PA-28R-201T accident near Memphis, Missouri, April 7, 1984
On April 7, 1984 at about 2:00 pm local time, a Piper PA-28R-201T, registered N6902C, was destroyed in an accident near Memphis, Missouri. It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 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
- April 7, 1984 · about 2:00 pm local time
- Place
- Memphis, Missouri · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-201T PA-28R-201 · all PA-28R-201Ts on the register
- Registration
- N6902C · no longer on the register · serial PA-28R-201T
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT BROKE APART DURING A X-COUNTRY FLT. SOME THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY & TURBULENCE EXISTED ALONG PARTS OF THE PLANNED ROUTE OF FLT. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO KNOWN ADVERSE WX IN THE VICINITY OF THE CRASH SITE. ABOUT 25 MI SOUTHWEST AT KIRKSVILLE, MD, THE 0745 CST WX WAS IN PART: 8000 FT SCATTERED, 15,000 FT OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 20 MI, WIND FROM 090 DEG AT 15 KTS. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT BOTH WINGS HAD FAILED UPWARD & AFT & THE STABILATORS HAD FAILED DOWNWARD IN RELATION TO THE ACFT. THE LEFT WING & THE STABILATORS WERE FOUND ABOUT 1-3/4 MI FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE. THE PLT'S BODY WAS FOUND ABOUT 1/4 MI AWAY. THE PASSENGER WAS FOUND STRAPPED IN THE WRECKAGE.
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: single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,400 hours in all; 850 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,431 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, February 1, 1984; 58 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,150 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-360 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: F14 Wichita Falls TX at 10:30 am
- Destination: Dubuque IA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 090° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 15,000 ft; scat at 8,000 ft
- Temperature: 48°F (9°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:45 pm from IRK, 25 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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Other NTSB records under N6902C the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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