Piper PA-24-180 accident near Osage Beach, Missouri, July 2, 1984
On July 2, 1984 at about 11:35 pm local time, a Piper PA-24-180, registered N5019P, was destroyed in an accident near Osage Beach, Missouri (Lynn Creek/Grand Glaize airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries. 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
- July 2, 1984 · about 11:35 pm local time
- Place
- Osage Beach, Missouri · Lynn Creek/Grand Glaize · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-180 · all PA-24-180s on the register
- Registration
- N5019P · no longer on the register · serial 24-22
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WITNESS STATED ACFT TOUCHED DOWN MIDFIELD AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE RWY. TWO WITNESSES HEARD POWER APPLIED AND THE ACFT LIFTED OFF 300 FT FROM THE END OF THE RWY. THEY STATED FLAPS WERE FULLY EXTENDED FOR THE TOTAL TRANSITION AND THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED ONLY AFTER THE FIRST SET OF POWER LINES. AT APRX 100 FT AGL THE ACFT BEGAN TO DESCEND AT WHICH TIME IT CONTACTED A UTILITY POLE FOLLOWED BY TREES. THE PLT STATED THE ENGINE DID NOT SEEM TO BE PRODUCING FULL POWER DURING THE CLIMB. HOWEVER, POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS. THE PLT STATED THE LONG LANDING WAS MADE BECAUSE OF TURBULENCE ENCOUNTERED OVER THE TREES DURING THE APPROACH.
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; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 758 hours in all; 340 in this make and model; 29 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,200 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 1, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 2,550 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Midwest Pilots,Inc.
The flight
- Departed from: SUS St.Louis MO at 9:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 32, 3,205 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 230° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:00 pm from VIH
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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